Link: Since 1879, one company, Crane & Co in Dalton, MA, has made all of the durable paper the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing turns into currency.
U.S. currency paper is 40 percent of the company’s business.
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One of the great joys of listening to NPR is not knowing where the next story will take me. Will it be the Steppes of Mongolia? A prison in Alabama? The inside of the Federal Reserve?
Often embedded within these pieces are facts, figures, and fascinating trivia; but the smooth, dulcet tones of the reporter distract me, allowing the information to slip out the back. I will attempt to collect these morsels of hard data and post them here.
If you hear something, share something. But only the facts; not subjective thoughts, loose approximations, or unprovable claims.
Often embedded within these pieces are facts, figures, and fascinating trivia; but the smooth, dulcet tones of the reporter distract me, allowing the information to slip out the back. I will attempt to collect these morsels of hard data and post them here.
If you hear something, share something. But only the facts; not subjective thoughts, loose approximations, or unprovable claims.
Link: The numbers on a dollar bill are written in Helvetica font.
The official font of President Obama’s presidential campaign was Gotham.
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