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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar… Bananas are the #1 fruit in the US… Wrigley’s was the first product to have a bar code… Italy imports most of its pasta from the US and Canada…
Not economic but interesting:
The last year that was the same upside down was 1962. The next one? 6009.