The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a welcome addition to any piggy bank on Thursday -- a monster gold coin with a face value of C$1 million (455,000 pounds) that it says is the world's biggest, purest and highest denomination coin. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

So you've got a little over a million dollars and you're homeless. What kind of house can you expect to get in these locations? picked by Bandit 3 years ago

Winner finished college at age 10. The genius was able to win the pop culture internet game and the million dollar prize. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay $US1.92 million ($A2.4 million) in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs in a high-profile digital piracy case. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Paleontologists unearthed a flesh-eating dinosaur some 150 million years old in southern Argentina with all its joints in place, the first time such a beast has been dug up so intact. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

America Ferrera, star of the US television show "Ugly Betty", has had her smile insured for 10 million US dollars (five million pounds, 7.4 million euros), insurance market Lloyds of London said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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It seemed unbelievable when bids to buy a heartbroken man's life in Australia reached A$2.2 million (US$2.1 million) -- and it was, with the bemused seller aware his life was only worth a quarter of that amount. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Preston, a thrifty 77-year-old spinster who rode the bus and ate frozen meals, died in 2006. But art experts and auctioneers have now completed the sale of the exceptional works hoarded in her modest home. The auctions have raised an estimated 4 million pounds ($7.95 million), according to valuers, about 20 times the price of the house they were kept in, stunning experts and Preston's relatives al... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

British fraud cop quits job, buys huge database of stolen identities, charges fees to people who want to know if their details are in the database. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The nearly intact fossil of an ancient sloth that lived 5 million years ago has been unearthed in Peru, a find about 4 million years older than similar ones discovered in the Americas, researchers said.

The sloth was found beneath the cement floor of a house in the Andean region of Espinar in southern Peru when workers were installing a water system. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Whoever writes software that improves their system by at least 10% gets the dough. Dr. Evil enters in effort to finally afford sharks with frickin' lasers. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Manhattan Surrogate Judge Renee Roth has reduced the trust fund for the little dog, named Trouble, from $12 million to $2 million.
The remaining $10 million now goes to Helmsley's charitable foundation. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

let bear in mind it ilegal to own one in the uk........

why cant i find one..... picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

show me something cool or supernatural the money is yours. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A 5 year old cancer patients fights to beat his disease, and to capture a world record. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

Due to a cancelled supermarket order, One MILLION fruit puffs put on eBay with opening bid of 99p.

Anyone hungry? picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

This biotech company has lost a remarkable $1.3 billion over the past 16 years, with no sign of stopping. At least they didn't line up for a bailout. picked by equinox 11 months ago

Or were, 5 million years ago. Construction crews spotted a fossilized vertebrae sticking out of the ground at Mid-County beach last month in Santa Cruz, CA, which paleontologists have since identified as the remains of a whale, likely dating back five millions years. picked by suebe 7 months ago

All in the SAME TRUCK! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

American Airlines was aware that appropriate repairs were needed, and instead deferred maintenance. Because of their willful disregard for basic safety they have been fined over $7 million.

Too bad they don't have a safety manager who can ensure such things don't happen. I wonder where they may find one... picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago