MFF- Money Fun Facts

So, the song with lyrics "Money, Money, Money" is not an original by Donald Trump for his show "The Apprentice", but can you name the artist and song title? What bills are currently in circulation and do you know what material they are made from? If you are tired of hearing about how to budget and save like we think you are, we thought it would be fun to take a different approach and talk about money instead of how to handle it.

Did you know:

• According to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving the $100 bill has been the largest denomination of currency in circulation since 1969.
  
• The ink on a bill never actually dries, so if you crumble it up and wipe it across a blank sheet of paper it will leave a mark.
  
• Bills are made from 25% linen and 75% cotton.
• The $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills are currently in circulation. However, the $2 bills are no longer printed.

Can you name (from memory) which President is on which bill? Neither can I, but you should look at each bill in your wallet because the pictures, both front and back are pretty amazing. There is said to be an owl in the upper right hand corner on the face of the $1 bill. Can you see it? Check for it next time you have a $1 bill in your wallet.

"The Apprentice" theme song, "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays was a #1 hit in 1973. If this was before your time and you are now asking "Who are the O'Jays?" click here.

According to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, ( and yes, I realize you are an adult, but this is cool) if you laid pennies side by side from coast to coast it's $2.5 million wide. Also, if you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins possible without being able to make change for a dollar.

Guess what else?

• A stack of currency one-mile high would contain more than 14 million notes.
  
• A stack of bills destroyed in a single year would measure 200 miles high. Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, is a mere 19,035 feet, or slightly more than 3 miles high.

I bet you won't look at money the same way again. Wish I could tell you how to multiply it or grow it on a tree, but that is what our other posts are for.

If you have any fun facts or want to add your thoughts, drop us a line.

'Till next time,

Savvy Student