While you count down the hours until the Easter Bunny drops off your candy, check out these 10 uncommon facts about the holiday.

“I am really special.” [Bunny]
“What are you doing?” [Man]
“See” [Bunny]

Easter is coming, and, if you’re like many people around the US, you’re anxiously anticipating the arrival of the Easter Bunny – and several pounds of chocolate and candy.

While you count down the hours, check out these 10 uncommon facts about the holiday.

Number 10. Most Americans agree on how to eat a chocolate bunny. 76 percent say the proper way to do it is ears first. 

Number 9. Some world traditions are incredibly elaborate. In Guatemala, for example, carpets stretching up to a mile-long are made from flowers and sawdust during the weeks before Easter. On the day of the holiday, people walk on it on their way to church. 

Number 8. There’s an Easter egg worth over 8 million dollars. Described as a cross between a Faberge and the Damien Hirst skull, the ornament is covered with over a thousand diamonds. Nested inside is a gold egg with a rock crystal dove inside that. 

Number 7. The Easter Bunny has a mysterious past. Details of its emergence as a symbol of the holiday are sketchy, but according to history.com, it traveled to America with the Germans in the 1700’s. The country has long told stories about an egg-laying hare. 

“We’d like to apologize for the Easter Bunny.” 

Number 6. The holiday brings out some people’s inner jokester. Perhaps giddy because it’s springtime, manufacturers make all sorts of goofy merchandise for Easter. Notable among the stuff is a card that features terrified eggs, a dish of colored liquid, and the caption ‘Where Eggs Come To Dye‘. 

Number 5. Egg decorating goes back hundreds of years. History.com says that the tradition dates back to the 13th century. At the time, eggs were a mandatory Lenten sacrifice, so in preparation for the day they could once again be enjoyed, people made them extra special by embellishing them. 

Number 4. In Australia they have an Easter Bilby instead of a bunny. Well, at least some people are trying to make that the case. 

“Bilbys can be found only in Australia. They are endemic to this country. There’s nothing like them anywhere else in the world.” [ABC Radio Australia]

Number 3. The annual White House Easter Egg Roll used to be held at the U.S. Capitol. Concerns for the preservation of the terraced lawn led to the signing of a bill that outlawed the use of the location. 

Number 2. A seriously large amount of candy is sold for the holiday. Annually, about 2 billion dollars worth of sweet stuff ends up in the hands, baskets, and stomachs of American consumers. 

Number 1. The largest egg hunt in history was held at Cypress Gardens in 2007. The Florida theme park hid over half a million eggs. Nearly 10 thousand children and their parents scoured the grounds looking for them.

Here are 10 amazing facts about color.

Number 10. Men and women see it differently. Females are more adept at detecting slight differences between closely related hues, while males tend to see them as being the same. Women have also been shown to be better equipped linguistically when it comes to describing them. 

Number 9. Blue is the world’s favorite color. Survey after survey has found that typically about half of those asked say they prefer it. That’s up to four times more love than the colors that end up in second place, like purple and green, get.

Number 8. The fear of colors has many names. Chromophobia and chromatophobia both describe the general disorder, while fears of many specific colors each have their own label. For example, cyanophobics are struck by feelings of terror when they see blue. Chlorophobics are afraid of greens. 

Number 7. Rainbows are much more than they appear. While they look like bands of a handful of colors to us, they actually contain more hues than there are stars in the sky. It’s the perception abilities of our eyes that limit the rainbow’s range. 

Number 6. Bulls aren’t really angered by red. What they’re responding to when the colored cape is flashed in front of them is the motion. Studies show they get just as worked up by the waving of flags in white and blue. 

Number 5. Cats see in color. It’s unclear where the belief that cats have black and white vision came from, but regardless of its origin, the information is wrong. They observe the world in color, the hues just aren’t as bright as those observed by humans.

Number 4. Color blindness is an overstatement. For nearly every person who is afflicted by it, it’s only colors in a given range that are affected. Most common differentiation problems occur with red, blue and green. There are cases of a complete inability to see color, but they’re quite rare. 

Number 3. Yellow is noticed first. In tests involving color and peripheral vision, the sunny color was noticed one and a quarter times faster than even attention grabbing red. That’s why school buses are yellow.

Number 2. Blue is best for gamers. A study in Japan showed that those who binged on video games in a blue environment had a more regular heartbeat than the people who played next to yellow or red walls. 

Number 1. Supermarket meat is usually artificially bright red in color. About 70 percent of what people see on the shelves has been treated with carbon monoxide. It reacts with the blood and imparts a vibrant, fresh-from-the-butcher color. 

What’s the most fascinating tidbit you know about color?

Musical condoms were invented by a Hungarian company – This is actually a hoax, which spread in the middle of the 90s. At the time, people believed quite a lot of foolish things about ex-socialist countries.

One of the world’s oldest metro lines circulates in Budapest – The Millennium Underground (metro line 1) was the world’s first electricity driven underground and Europe’s first underground train (there is only one line the world that actually preceded it by a few years: the City & South London Railway).

The Hungarian Parliament is one of Europe’s oldest legislative buildings.

The many Hungarian inventions – Tanbay only highlights four inventions, which is completely understandable, because he could make a separate video only about Hungarian inventions. We have published several articles about the inventions Hungarians are so proud of.

We have incredible spas and thermal baths.

Hungarians have won 13 Nobel Prizes – The vlogger concludes that Hungarians must be very smart. 

Hungarian wine dates back to Roman times – or even longer. According to historians, the Celtics already knew viniculture in the Carpathian Basin in 3rd century B.C.

Interesting Hungarian law on names – Parents have to choose from a pre-approved list of names. If they want to call their kids something else, they have to apply for approval.

The world’s largest geothermal cave system is in Hungary – It lies underneath Budapest.

Hollywood has quite a few connections to Hungary – The vlogger mentions the founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor, the founder of Fox Studios, Willian Fried, and the director of Casablanca, Michael Curtiz.

Hungarians are incredible at chess – Judit Polgár is considered the strongest female chess player of all time.

The figure of Dracula – There was a bit of confusion at this point, because even though Havasalföld, the terrorized region by Dracula, was once part of the Kingdom of Hungary, it became independent in the 14th century. Also, Vlad Tepes was Romanian. Hungarian actor Béla Lugosi was the first to make Dracula famous in a movie.

A Hungarian born engineer created the Volkswagen Beetle – The truth is that Béla Barényi actually invented a cheap people’s car and published his plans in 1929. The Volkswagen Beetle came out in 1936 and it was very similar to the model of the Hungarian engineer, who later sued the company and won. Béla Barényi had more than 2500 inventions in the automobile industry – He was also the one to introduce crash tests.

source: Daily News Hungary

Decide if the following statements are true or false:

1) Hungary became famous for its musical condoms, which were very popular globally in the 90’s

2) The world’s first underground line was deployed in Budapest

3) Hungary has world famous vines dating back to the Roman era

4) Count Vlad, otherwise known as count Dracula, was a Hungarian lord.

5) The famous Volkswagen Beetle design traces back its origin to a Hungarian engineer.

Key: F F T F T

1. WHITE RICE

Researchers have found that white (or polished) rice will maintain its nutrient content and flavor for 30 years when stored in oxygen-free containers in temperatures below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Brown rice, however, doesn’t last nearly as long (6 months) because of the natural oils found in its bran layer.

2. HONEY

Honey has been called the only food that truly lasts forever, thanks to its magical chemistry and the handiwork of bees. The nectar from flowers mixes with enzymes inside the bees that extract it, which changes the nectar’s composition and breaks it down into simple sugars that are deposited into honeycombs. Fanning action from the bees’ wings and the enzymes from their stomachs create a liquid that is both highly acidic [PDF] and low in moisture—truly inhospitable digs for bacterial growth.

The processing and sealing of honey also adds to its indefinite shelf life. Despite being low in moisture, honey’s sugars are hygroscopic, which means that they take in moisture from the air. When the heated and strained honey is sealed properly, moisture cannot be absorbed, and the honey stays the same forever. The oldest jar of the sweet stuff ever found is believed to be 5500 years old.

3. SALT

Given that sodium chloride is a mineral that is taken from the Earth, its permanence should come as no surprise. It has also been used for centuries as a tool for preserving other foods (or bodies) because it removes moisture. The salt in your cupboard may not last forever, though. Morton Salt points out that adding iodine to table salt reduces the shelf life, so if your container says iodized salt, expect it to only last about 5 years.

4. SOY SAUCE

The consensus seems to be that it depends on the type and which additives a particular brand uses, but when left unopened, soy sauce will last a very long time. Even after it has been opened, the salty condiment can keep for years in your refrigerator.

5. SUGAR

As with other items on this list, the storage method you use for your sugar determines whether or not you can keep it forever. Powdered and granulated sugar are best kept in airtight containers to keep the moisture at bay. Retailers are required to stamp bags with dates, but manufacturers say that even hardened brown sugar is still edible once it has been softened.

6. DRIED BEANS

As with the rice studies, researchers at Brigham Young University found that after 30 years, the overall quality of pinto beans decreased, but “all samples were considered acceptable for use in an emergency situation by at least 80 percent of consumer panelists. Also, protein digestibility was found to remain stable over time.”

7. PURE MAPLE SYRUP

A Guide to Food Storage for Emergencies by Utah State University lists pure maple syrup along with other commercial sugars (like honey and granular sugars) as having an indefinite shelf life “due to their resistance to microbial growth, including molds.” The Massachusetts Maple Producers Association agrees that unopened maple syrup will last forever, but they also provide consumers with instructions should molding occur: “If any harmless mold should form on the surface, merely bring the syrup to a slight boil, skim the surface, and pour into a clean container and refrigerate.”

8. POWDERED MILK

The taste isn’t quite as good, but one of the main reasons that powdered milk exists is because it lasts longer. It is also easier to transport and store than fresh milk.

9. HARD LIQUOR

Toss out the cream liqueurs, but you can always keep a stash of the hard stuff. While the flavors will almost certainly change because of oxidation, and an opened bottle may be short a few ounces because of evaporation, your spirits will be OK to drink as long as there is someone there to drink them.

10. PEMMICAN

Invented by Native American tribes, pemmican is still a favorite of survivalists looking for a long-lasting source of protein. Original recipes included dried meat from big game animals like elk or buffalo, which was ground into a powder and mixed with available berries and rendered fat. The finished pemmican could then be eaten raw, stewed, or fried. Today, recipes for pemmican are often slightly modified, given food safety and dietary concerns and available ingredients, but some still swear by the superfood’s staying power.

source: mentalfloss

Can you complete the expressions? They’re all from the text.

1. for the long ……

2. handiwork of ……

3. inhospitable ……

4. indefinite shelf ……

5. iodized ……

6. airtight ……

7. powdered and granulated ……

8. to keep the moisture ……

9. acceptable for ……

10. long-lasting source of ……

Key

1. for the long haul

2. handiwork of bees

3. inhospitable digs

4. indefinite shelf life

5. iodized salt

6. airtight containers

7. powdered and granulated sugar        

8. to keep the moisture at bay

9. acceptable for use

10. long-lasting source of protein

Sleepwalkers have been depicted as zombie-like beings who stumble through night, eyes glazed over and arms outstretched. Though in reality behaviors aren’t generally that odd, there are some unusual facets to the sleep disorder. Here are 10 weird facts about sleepwalking.

Number 10. Treks aren’t necessarily local. Sure, a lot don’t make it past their living rooms, but from time to time, people really go the distance. Last fall, a Colorado woman was found 9 miles from her home. The year before, a 4-year-old Norwegian girl wandered 3 miles through a storm to a nearby town.

Number 9. It can bring out one’s inner artist. Just ask Lee Hadwin of North Wales. He spends his days as a nurse with no particular interest in art, but while in a sleepwalking state creates accomplished drawings. He says he has no training in the medium and has no idea where the skill comes from.

Number 8. Episodes occurring during the REM cycle can signal serious health issues. Sleepwalking-type behaviors most often occur during the non-rapid-eye-movement, or NREM, cycles. When they present during the dream state, they’re classified as a REM behavior disorder and can be an early sign of Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s disease.

Number 7. Some people temporarily gain superpowers. An 18-year-old not only jumped from her 25-foot-high window while sleeping, she did so without sustaining any injuries. Another teen managed to sleepwalk her way 130 feet up and 40 feet across acrane without doing herself harm.

Number 6. Waking a sleepwalker isn’t always a bad thing. Contrary to popular belief, heart attacks and comas are not consequences of forcing a sleepwalking person into full consciousness. In fact, if they’re about to put themselves in a perilous situation, it may be the best route. That said, gently guiding them back to bed is preferable.

Number 5. Don’t be surprised if an abruptly awoken sleepwalker punches you. If a person is jostled from sleep while in an unexpected environment, there’s a chance they will be afraid, confused, and lash out.

Number 4. Working while sleepwalking is not unheard of. A chef was known to head to the kitchen and whip up some food, and another man took advantage of the extra moments of mobility to mow the lawn.

Number 3. Inexplicably tight pants may be a sign you’re doing it. A woman in the UK watched her calorie intake and exercised regularly, but put on dozens of pounds regardless. Similarly, a university student grew from a size 10 to a 16 for no immediately apparent reason. In both cases, it was discovered the women were raiding the cupboards and refrigerator while sleepwalking.

Number 2. While some sleepwalkers talk, others prefer to e-mail. An Ohio woman did, indeed, sleepwalk to her computer, log in, and start typing. Though the e-mails she sent mostly made no sense, one of the messages included a request that the recipient drop by with some wine and caviar.

Number 1. Sleepwalking is most common in children. According to a study performed by the Stanford University Sleep Epidemiology Research Center, up to 30% of children have experienced the disorder. Typically, the behavior disappears by adulthood.

Which weird sleepwalking fact do you find most fascinating?

Number 10. Calling the United States ‘America.’ The Americas are a very big place, as they are comprised of 2 large continents. People outside of the US, and particularly in South America, often take offense to one nation claiming, albeit inadvertently, rights to the whole, enormous land mass.    

Number 9. Being in public when wearing sweatpants and flip-flops. Though the comfy garments are a big part of many wardrobes here in the United States, there are places, like most of Europe and all of Japan, where that particular level of casual is deemed disrespectful.

Number 8. Accepting gifts too willingly. In China, it’s established that one should humbly decline 3 times before grabbing the goods. Many other places aren’t necessarily that specific about the etiquette, but do generally encourage at least some resistance be expressed.

Number 7. Opening gifts in front of the giver. Americans plan entire events around opening newly received presents, but in both China and India it’s customary to wait until later. When you’re alone is preferred, but, at minimum, one should contain themselves until the person who did the giving has left.

Number 6. Giving someone or something a thumbs up. In numerous regions, including West Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Europe, the gesture is the equivalent of flipping the bird. In other places, it’s simply considered crude and adolescent.

Number 5. Asking people what they do. Really, not the best conversation starter anywhere, as it implies questions concerning income, status, and relative importance, but seriously not appreciated in nations with more holistic views on society.

Number 4. Assuming everyone in the world speaks English. Clearly, many countries have common, and sometimes official, languages of their own. Further, while a number of non-native English speakers do learn the language, their skills may not be perfect. Some are reluctant to use it for fear of being judged.

Number 3. Chatting up a storm. There are places and situations where keeping quiet is the appropriate action. Among them are Sweden and Finland’s saunas and some dinner tables in Japan, China, Thailand, and parts of Africa.

Number 2. Public nose blowing. This is a huge ‘don’t’ in France, Japan, China, and Saudi Arabia. It’s deemed disgusting in general, and even more so in Japan if one employs a handkerchief rather than a single-use tissue.

Number 1. Tipping. Restaurants abroad often include the gratuity in the check or pay their servers’ salaries themselves. While waiters in Europe may be touched by tourists’ thoughtfulness, those in Japan are decidedly less likely to see things that way. There, leaving additional money can be considered an insult.

Which potentially offensive American behaviors are you most surprised by?

1. RAVENS ARE ONE OF THE SMARTEST ANIMALS.

When it comes to intelligence, these birds rate up there with chimpanzees and dolphins. In one logic test, the raven had to get a hanging piece of food by pulling up a bit of the string, anchoring it with its claw, and repeating until the food was in reach. Many ravens got the food on the first try, some within 30 seconds. In the wild, ravens have pushed rocks on people to keep them from climbing to their nests, stolen fish by pulling a fishermen’s line out of ice holes, and played dead beside a beaver carcass to scare other ravens away from a delicious feast.

If a raven knows another raven is watching it hide its food, it will pretend to put the food in one place while really hiding it in another. Since the other ravens are smart too, this only works sometimes.

2. RAVENS CAN IMITATE HUMAN SPEECH.

In captivity, ravens can learn to talk better than some parrots. They also mimic other noises, like car engines, toilets flushing, and animal and birdcalls. Ravens have been known to imitate wolves or foxes to attract them to carcasses that the raven isn’t capable of breaking open. When the wolf is done eating, the raven gets the leftovers.

3. EUROPEANS OFTEN SAW RAVENS AS EVIL IN DISGUISE.

Many European cultures took one look at this large black bird with an intense gaze and thought it was evil in the flesh … er, feather. In France, people believed ravens were the souls of wicked priests, while crows were wicked nuns. In Germany, ravens were the incarnation of damned souls or sometimes Satan himself. In Sweden, ravens that croaked at night were thought to be the souls of murdered people who didn’t have proper Christian burials. And in Denmark, people believed that night ravens were exorcized spirits, and you’d better not look up at them in case there was a hole in the bird’s wing, because you might look through the hole and turn into a raven yourself.

4. RAVENS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MANY MYTHS.

Cultures from Tibet to Greece have seen the raven as a messenger for the gods. Celtic goddesses of warfare often took the form of ravens during battles. The Viking god, Odin, had two ravens, Hugin (thought) and Munin (memory), which flew around the world every day and reported back to Odin every night about what they saw. The Chinese said ravens caused bad weather in the forests to warn people that the gods were going to pass by. And some Native American tribes worshipped the raven as a deity in and of itself. Called simply Raven, he is described as a sly trickster who is involved in the creation of the world.

5. RAVENS ARE EXTREMELY PLAYFUL.

The Native Americans weren’t far off about the raven’s mischievous nature. They have been observed in Alaska and Canada using snow-covered roofs as slides. In Maine, they have been seen rolling down snowy hills. They often play keep-away with other animals like wolves, otters, and dogs. Ravens even make toys—a rare animal behavior—by using sticks, pinecones, golf balls, or rocks to play with each other or by themselves. And sometimes they just taunt or mock other creatures because it’s funny.

6. RAVENS DO WEIRD THINGS WITH ANTS.

They lie in anthills and roll around so the ants swarm on them, or they chew the ants up and rub their guts on their feathers. The scientific name for this is called “anting.” Songbirds, crows, and jays do it too. The behavior is not well understood; theories range from the ants acting as an insecticide and fungicide for the bird to ant secretion soothing a molting bird’s skin to the whole performance being a mild addiction. One thing seems clear, though: anting feels great if you’re a bird.

7. RAVENS USE “HAND” GESTURES.

It turns out that ravens make “very sophisticated nonvocal signals,” according to researchers. In other words, they gesture to communicate. A study in Austria found that ravens point with their beaks to indicate an object to another bird, just as we do with our fingers. They also hold up an object to get another bird’s attention. This is the first time researchers have observed naturally occurring gestures in any animal other than primates.

8. RAVENS ARE ADAPTABLE.

Evolutionarily speaking, the deck is stacked in the raven’s favor. They can live in a variety of habitats, from snow to desert to mountains to forests. They are scavengers with a huge diet that includes fish, meat, seeds, fruit, carrion, and garbage. They are not above tricking animals out of their food—one raven will distract the other animal, for example, and the other will steal its food. They have few predators and live a long time: 17 years in the wild and up to 40 years in captivity.

9. RAVENS SHOW EMPATHY FOR EACH OTHER.

Despite their mischievous nature, ravens seem capable of feeling empathy. When a raven’s friend loses in a fight, they will seem to console the losing bird. They also remember birds they like and will respond in a friendly way to certain birds for at least three years after seeing them. (They also respond negatively to enemies and suspiciously to strange ravens.) Although a flock of ravens is called an “unkindness,” the birds appear to be anything but.

10. RAVENS ROAM AROUND IN TEENAGE GANGS.

Ravens mate for life and live in pairs in a fixed territory. When their children reach adolescence, they leave home and join gangs, like every human mother’s worst nightmare. These flocks of young birds live and eat together until they mate and pair off. Interestingly, living among teenagers seems to be stressful for the raven. Scientists have found higher levels of stress hormones in teenage raven droppings than in the droppings of mated adults. It’s never easy being a teenage rebel.

source: mentalfloss

Raven, crow, jay… What other birds do you know in English? Can you match the English word with its Hungarian equivalent?

Here are 10 uncommon facts about the iconic treat. Oreos are the world’s best selling cookie, and enough of them are made every year to circle the globe 4 times when stacked. Still, so much about them is little known. Here are 10 uncommon facts about the iconic treat.

Number 10. It takes just under an hour to make one. 59 minutes, to be exact. In whipping up a year’s worth, the company goes through roughly 20 million pounds of cocoa and mixes close to 50 million pounds of sweet, creamy filling.

Number 9. The cookies can reveal a lot about the person eating them. According to a 2004 survey conducted by Kraft Foods, those who twist are apt to be sensitive. Energetic people tend to dunk, and those who just dive right in and take a bite possess great self-confidence.

Number 8. The Double Stuf variety does not, in fact, contain twice as much filling. A high school math class took measurements and ran the numbers back in 2013. They found the cookies billed as double really only have 1.86 times “the stuf”.

Number 7. Oreos really are addictive. For lab rats, anyway. In a 2013 study, the cookies proved to be as popular among test rodents as cocaine or morphine. The researchers concluded the high fat and high sugar combo triggers the brain’s addiction hotspots.

Number 6. Hydrox is not an Oreo knockoff. The somewhat name-challenged cookies debuted in 1908, years before Oreos arrived on the sandwich cookie scene.

Number 5. Flavor makers can get incredibly creative. The cookies are sold in many countries, and keeping everyone happy can require catering to local tastes. Unique varieties include Green Tea, Alfajor, and Filed Cupcake.

Number 4. There may be a deeper meaning behind the cookie’s stamped design. People who specialize in motifs and such have drawn similarities between visual elements on the cookie and some of historical importance. Those include symbols associated with the Freemasons and the Knights Templar of Crusades fame.

Number 3. Nobody knows why they’re called Oreos. However, there are some theories. A popular one is that the name is somehow connected to ‘or,’ the French word for gold, as the cookies were originally wrapped in a gold package.

Number 2. The cookie has an honorary street in New York City. It’s located in Chelsea at 15th and 9th, which happens to where the very first Oreo cookie was made.

Number 1. They’re new to Russia. While people in the U.S. have been enjoying the cookie since 1912, the official Russian debut of the Oreo didn’t occur until 2015. Which lesser known fact about Oreos do you find most interesting?

Here are 10 little-known facts about currency.

Thanks to technology, paper money may not be as popular as it once was, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less fascinating. Here are 10 lesser-known facts about world currency.

Number 10. Hasbro prints more money than the US Government. On average, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing only churns out about 974 million.

Number 9. According to the Brits, the pound as a unit of currency is the oldest still in use today, and has been for over 1200 years.

Number 8. Not all coins are pocket-sized. The largest one out there hails from Perth, Australia and measures an astonishing 31 inches across. It’s made almost entirely of pure gold and is valued at over 50 million Australian dollars.

Number 7. Some bills have a whole lot of zeros. Shortly after World War 2, Hungary printed a bank note with 20 of them. More digits don’t always mean more value, though. The 100 Million Billion Pengő bill only equated to about 20 US cents.

Number 6. Queen Elizabeth the 2nd is a money celebrity. According to Guinness World Records, her portrait has been placed on the currency of 35 countries. The likenesses, however, differ. Some show her in full regalia while others feature a more everyday sort of Queen.

Number 5. US Bills have wildly varying life expectancies. 100s live the longest, with an average circulation stretch of 15 years. Time is shortest for the 10-dollar-bill, which lasts only about 4-and-a-half years.

Number 4. Most of the world’s money isn’t entirely tangible. Of the estimated 75 trillion dollars in existence on the planet, only 5 trillion of it is in the form of bills and coins.

Number 3. America’s money is printed on really fancy paper. Forget wood pulp. The stock used by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing is comprised of 75% cotton and 25% linen. It’s manufactured by Crane & Company, who are perhaps best known for their fine stationery.

Number 2. It’s dangerous. And not just in the love of money leading to evil sort of way. Researchers at New York University found that the average $1 bill is teeming with over 3 thousand different kinds of bacteria, some of which can cause illness.

Number 1. There may soon be a woman on the 20-dollar bill. A New Hampshire Senator has proposed that a committee of citizens be convened to discuss the matter. If her measure passes, the US Treasury will be obligated to do so.

Which fact about currency do you think is most fascinating?

Can you find the synonyms of the following words or expressions?

Key:

1.d.

2. a.

3. h.

4. j.

5. c.

6. b.

7. i.

8. g.

9. e.

10. f.