credit: RangerRick
Did you know…
- $1 bills have an average lifespan of 22 months, but coins can stick around for as long as 30 years!
- U.S. “paper money” isn’t paper at all – it’s actually made of 25% linen and 75% cotton, the same materials you make clothes out of! Money shirt, anyone?
- Scientists have identified 93 different types of bacteria living on dollar bills! Better have some hand sanitizer handy when you hit the ATM.
- 35 million new bills are printed every day, which adds up to about $635 million dollars. But don’t worry, the government isn’t adding $635 million dollars into the money supply every day – 95% of those bills are used to replace money that has gotten worn out or damaged and needs to be retired.
- Some new Euro coins have so much nickel in them that they cause people to break out in an allergic reaction. Talk about having money problems!
Now you know.