In the 1860s, a U.S. currency official sneaked his own portrait onto the five-cent paper bill without permission.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Folding a Bill
It takes about 4,000 double folds (forward and backward) before a U.S. Bill will tear!
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Star Wars Currency
C-3PO and nine other Star Wars characters appear on dollar coins from Niue, an island some 1,500 miles off New Zealand.
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Tree Snakes, and Buses, and Trees, Oh My!
Some Tree Snakes can glide through the air the length of two school buses!
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Strange Ice Cream
In Japan you can buy Octopus-flavored ice cream!
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Natural Thermomater
Certain birds can use their bills to measure the temperature of their nests!
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