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How Many Times Can You Fold a US Dollar Bill Before Breaking It
at 3:29
Answer
US dollar bills undergo a quality control measure by a fold test, when a machine folds and unfolds paper, until the paper breaks.
While regular copy-paper can take ~100 folds before breaking, the paper for US Dollar Bill can take 5000 folds!
Where this answer comes from
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- Planet Money
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- Where Do the Dollar Bills Come From?
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