(READ)Inside this bank in Italy, there are hundreds of thousands of wheels of cheese stacked where you might expect to see gold bars. Here’s more background on these cheese banks and how the whole loan system works. (WATCH)The biggest cheese banks in Italy store 300,000+ wheels of Parmesan. At ~$1,000 per wheel, that’s $200m+ in loans (banks seize and sell cheese if farmer can’t pay back). Best part: banks use… https://t.co/V93caHBF7v pic.twitter.com/LSpGRWV9Mv — Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) August 10, 2026(post continues) ...automated machines that brush and turn the cheese wheels every day to keep them fresh.