Trivia 2/13

[luckytrim]

trivia 2/13
DID YOU KNOW...
Aardvarks, elephants and manatees are related.


1. With which sport would you associate "Milan-San Remo", "Paris-Roubaix",
"Tour of Flanders", "Liège-Bastogne-Liège" and "Il Lombardia"?
2. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's first underwater breathing
apparatus?
3. In medical terminology, what's the more formal name for a cough ?
4. What street in the French Quarter of New Orleans is particularly known
for its night life?
5. Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs had a one-hit-wonder in 1962... can you
name it ??
(Hint; Second verse starts ;
"There's this cute little girlie, she's a-working there
A black leotard and her feet are bare
I'm gonna drink a lot of coffee, spend a little cash
Make that girl love me when I put on some trash..." )
6. If I suffer from Bathmophobia, what is it that I fear ?
a. - Baths
b. - Rain
c. - Elevators
d. - Stairs
7. What is the Celsius equivalent of 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
8. Tommy Lee plays what instrument in the band, Motley Crue ?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
A U.S. One-Dollar bill survives on average four years in circulation.
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1. Cycling
2. Aqualung
3. Tussis
4. Bourbon Street
5. 'Sugar Shack'
6. - d
7. Zero degrees
8. Drums

CRAP !!
A $1 bill lasts 18 months; $5 bill, two years; $10 bill, three years; $20
bill, four years; and $50 and $100 bills, nine years. Coins can usually
survive in circulation for about 30 years.

 

[JustJoel]

Interesting about how long the different denominations have different “till lives.”

Anyone out there know how bills that are too worn get taken out of circulation? Or say I’ve received a bill that clearly won’t make it into the ATM, will a bank replace it for me?

 

[luckytrim]

Look Here, JJ !


https://www.theatlantic.com/busines...of-money-who-does-it-why-when-and-how/236990/


Damaged U.S. currency—paper bills—that have merely been damaged can typically be replaced at a bank, while bills that have been mutilated must be mailed to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing for replacement. ... Bills that are dirty, defaced, or torn can typically be replaced at a bank.