Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton. This means that it will not disintegrate as fast if it is put in the laundry.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
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You can hear the blood flowing through your ears if you find a quiet place and cover them tightly.
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