1) The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war during the Cold War.

2) The world's most expensive car is the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, which sold for over $18 million.

3) The world's first stock exchange was established in Amsterdam in 1602.

4) The concept of banking dates back thousands of years, with evidence of early banking activities found in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Egypt.