Old-time ‘high-wheeler’ bicycles were also known as ‘penny farthings’, because people thought they looked like the largest (penny) and smallest (farthing) English coins of the day rolling along one after the other. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://curiosity.com/topics/why-did-old-timey-bikes-have-one-giant-wheel-curiosity/
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WTF Fun Fact – Old School Crowdfunding
In 1987, a man convinced 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-13-9102120530-story.html
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Why the one cent is useless and should be discontinued – FACTS