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$19 Billlion Can Go a Long Way - Facebook dropped a whopping $19 billion on WhatsApp Messenger, a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. That’s a lot of moolah. With a price tag that high, BET.com came up with other ways Facebook could have spent the money. — Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: Patrick Sison/AP Photo)

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Pay the United Nations Budget - On the heels of the conflict in Syria, the United Nations requested a record-breaking $13 billion for humanitarian relief efforts in 2014. The WhatsApp purchase could have covered Syria, with money left to help Central African Republic, South Sudan and more.(Photo: Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

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Pay the Federal Student Lunch Budget - Federal School Nutrition Programs cost 40 cents per child, with an overall budget of about $16 billion. Instead of purchasing WhatsApp, Facebook could have fed more than 31 million students lunch in 2013. (Photo: TIMES-PICAYUNE /LANDOV)

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2 Million of Rihanna’s Bikini - Style icon Rihanna is known for setting trends. She was spotted in December rocking a $900 bikini on the beach in Barbados. Facebook could have treated more than 2 million of its loyal users to a bikini just like Rih Rih's.(Photo: Sandy Pitt/Splash News)

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Pay for Medical Bills - A 2013 study revealed medical bills are the biggest cause of U.S. bankruptcies, with nearly 2 million people filing in 2013. With some bills reaching over $11,000 in 2012, 75 million people reported problems paying their medical bills or were paying off medical debt.(Photo: DNY59/Getty Images)

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Pony Up for California Drought Relief - While the East Coast is riddled by cold weather and winter storms, the West Coast, particularly California, is suffering from the worst water shortage in history. Lawmakers recently offered $687.4 million in relief aid to communities across the state, some of which are right next door to WhatsApp’s birthplace in Silicon Valley.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Fronted Ukraine’s Multi-Billion Dollar Loan - When deadly protests broke out in Ukraine, the nation accepted a $15 billion loan deal from Russia. Facebook could have picked up the tab, with a few billion to spare.(Photo: Marko Drobnjakovic/AP Photo)

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Bail Out HBCUs in Debt - Hard times have fell on HBCUs across the nation due to financial corruption and fallen admission rates. Morris Brown filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and is $35 million in debt.  Additionally, South Carolina State University recently announced it needed a $13 million bailout. While the list of HBCUs in need piles up, we haven’t even hit the $1 billion mark yet.(Photo: WikiCommons) 

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Pick Up Tuition Tabs - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg knows the importance of higher education and the price tag it costs to get it. He and five friends developed Facebook while in college at Harvard. The WhatsApp purchase could have footed the $155,564 four-year tuition bill at Harvard for millions of students.(Photo: Brian Snyder/Landov/Reuters)

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Fund the Construction of the World Trade Center - The World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States and, at $3.94 billion per building, Facebook could have purchased four for $16 billion with billions to spare.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Jay Z and Beyoncé’s Penthouse - Jay Z and Beyoncé are worth close to a billion together, so when Jay Z purchased a $6.85 million Tribeca penthouse, it certainly was not a dent in his pocket. With $19 billion to spare, Zuckerberg and crew could afford to buy more than 2,000 of the Carters’ Manhattan pads.(Photo: Jay Z via Instagram)