7. SPY Magazine Once Sent Some Of The World’s Richest People Checks Of 13 Cents To See Who Would Cash Them. The Only People To Do So Were An Arms Dealer And Donald Trump.
Back in 1990, a New York-based monthly called Spy magazine decided to run a little social experiment. So it sent out letters to 58 of the richest people in the city that contained checks for $1.11 for "services that you were overcharged for."Remarkably, 26 people cashed them, so Spy magazine kept sending the checks but cut the amount, this time to 64 cents.When 13 of those 26 cashed them, the magazine sent those 13 respondents a 13- cent check. Only two people cashed them this time: one was a Saudi arms dealer, and the other was Donald Trump.There's no word on whether he paid any taxes on his windfall.
"When you see the other side chopping off heads, waterboarding doesn't sound very severe."
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