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Re:Dollar Tree says US$1.25 price point to become new standard by jdofaz on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @03:01PM (#29322594)
>Also, why is gas always ab extra 9/10 of a penny

Others have replied to the why, but it is technically 9 Mills. The thousandths unit was established in the Coinage Act of 1792 as the smallest unit of the dollar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_(currency)#United_States

This is some useless trivia that I know for some reason :)

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