stackyFACTSPeople treat them like rare artifacts, locking them in safes and refusing to spend them. Meanwhile, the treasury literally prints millions of them, completely baffled as to why nobody actually uses them for transactions.
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Sometimes a piece of paper is so stubborn it outlives the dictator who commissioned it. After the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein printed new, cheap money and…
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The higher the value, the lazier the bill. A $1 note constantly changes hands, getting crumpled, folded, and stuffed into pockets, giving it an average…
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When cash gets too gross, torn, or downright limp to function, it is violently retired. Central authorities collect the most ragged notes, slice them into…
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Cows and other livestock were one of the earliest and most widespread forms of currency used by ancient human civilizations, long before the invention of…
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When standard pocket change dries up, people resort to whatever small, standardized, and universally desired items are lying around. In certain remote…
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