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 +"[[George Soros]] became instantly famous on [[September 22]], [[1992]], when, believing the [[Pound sterling]] was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The [[Bank of England]] was forced to withdraw the currency out of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process.
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-''K Foundation Burn a Million Quid'' was a publicity stunt on [[23 August]] [[1994]], in which the [[K Foundation]] (an art duo consisting of [[Bill Drummond]] and [[Jimmy Cauty]]) burnt one million [[pound sterling|pounds sterling]] in [[cash]] on the [[Scotland|Scottish]] island of [[Jura, Scotland|Jura]]. This money represented the bulk of the K Foundation's funds, earned by Drummond and Cauty as [[The KLF]], one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s most successful pop groups of the early 1990s. The duo have never fully explained their motivations for the burning.{{GFDL}}+# The [[currency]] of the [[United Kingdom]]
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"George Soros became instantly famous on September 22, 1992, when, believing the Pound sterling was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein

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