German Inflation peaked in November 1923. One goldmark was worth a half a billion dollars paper money (that's a 1 with 12 zeros).

The first paper money circulated in China in the year 812 AD.

The biggest paper bill ever was printed in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1399) and measured 22.8 x 33 cm and was bigger than a 8 x 10 piece of paper.

The smallest paper bill was printed by the city of Kassel, Germany as emergency money during the Great Inflation in 1923. It measured 314 mm, about the size of a penny. The round token had the value of a pfennig and was made of cardboard.

The most expensive tree is the Starkspur-Golden Delicious. A Missouri Orchard paid 5,1000 US dollars for it in the 1950s .

The most expensive German coin is the Prussian dukaten from the year 1803. The 3.22 gram piece brought 217,000 dollars at an auction.

The most expensive American coin is the silver dollar from the year 1804. It brought 1.8 million dollars.

The most expensive real estate sold was for 227,000. dollars a square meter in Tokyo in 1988.

The most expensive paper weight is the Clichy Millefiori-basket from the year 1844. It was auctioned at 258,000 dollars.

The most expensive painting is that from Vincent van Gogh. The "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" was auctioned at Christies's in New York for 65 million dollars.

The most expensive comic in the world auctioned was the original drawings of "The Pharoah's Cigar" drawn by the "Tin Tin" creator Herge, for one million dollars.

The most expensive company in the world according to the stock market is Microsoft. It's worth: 900 billion dollars. Second is General Electric with about 388 billion dollars. Twentythird on the list is the German company Deutsche Telekom with a value of about 138 million dollars or 250 million DM.