Money notes are not made from paper, they are made mostly from a special blend of cotton and linen. In 1932, when a shortage of cash occurred in Tenino, Washington, USA, notes were made out of wood for a brief period.

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

The strength of early lasers was measured in Gillettes, the number of blue razor blades a given beam could puncture.

A M A Z I N G   F A C T S