Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
not true.
The answer might be more nuanced than people realize.
Or, so I've read:
" ... U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (whose website name perhaps says it all: moneyfactory.gov) churns out about 38 million bills of varying denominations daily, all worth $750 million in face value. Facilities in Fort Worth, Texas, and Washington, D.C., use 18 tons of ink per day to keep up.
Yet 95 percent of fresh notes simply replace those already in circulation. Common $1 bills last about 21 months, while a $100 bill can go for roughly 7.4 years before requiring replacement. Taken all together, these physical bills represent just a drop in the bucket of global money ..."
Many people are not aware, but, United States money, indeed that of many of the countries of the world, is backed by little more than faith that people will accept it as a means of exchange. Sean Connery films notwithstanding, we haven't had our money backed by silver or gold or anything tangible since roughly 1972:
https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/03/pastors-preached-to-empty-church-pews-coronavirus.html
https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/how-many-people-die-of-the-flu-every-year
https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/coronavirus-outbreak-the-countries-affected/
https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=1450
https://www.picuki.com/media/2119823105600805538
Bogdana Kovalcuk. Pull-up with 50 kg (over 100 pounds) added weight.
https://www.who.int/gho/malaria/epidemic/deaths/en/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7bJ9hhy2fU8
5 things getting Andrew Klavan through quarantine.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lTXFZBezrZg
Sutukun. Vieux Diop. 5:37.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HF-uEK0fDgQ
Buyer Beware: Music-based phone hacking.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtxuy-GJwCo
5 myths of inequality, examined.
Originally posted by bluewaterrider
This might be worth exploring ...
Assuming you're not absolutely trolling.
Which I'm not, but I'll bite anyway:What sort of thing do you consider of actual, "real" interest?
Pretty Much Normal "Geek" stuff but I tend to favor the more
Off the Beaten Path "niche" stuff. Not a Go With the Herd Kinda Fan Boy.
