Articles in the “world” category

Discoveries today

Posted 3 years ago, at the end of December

I was in the basement today organizing and sorting through stacks of books and papers. We decided to move some bookcases, and I found a few things trapped between two travel guides that took me by surprise. $240,000 Zimbabwean dollars $100 Rand £83 Pounds Owners manual for my Tilley A South Carolina detailed coastal expeditions [...]

Zimbabwe inflation rockets higher

Posted 4 years ago, mid-August

Official inflation is over 11 million percent, while unofficial figures put inflation closer to 40,000,000%.

Suprising Number of Gorillas Counted in Congo

Posted 4 years ago, at the start of August

The newly discovered gorilla population now puts their estimated numbers at between 175,000 to 225,000.

Redenomination

Posted 4 years ago, at the end of July

Zimbabwe’s plan for stopping hyper-inflation.

The Zero Game

Posted 4 years ago, at the end of July

World record inflation rates and bank notes.