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Originally posted by mAd924
that was an excellant read! I like the history of the '$', '2 bits', etc. Awesome

Pretty sure the origin of the $ is wrong. The $ originated because currency used to have the letters "U" and "S" overlaid on top of one another. Then the bottom of the U was erased and you'd have a $ with two lines. Then over time the $ evolved to only have one line.


When you to a place where the waiter takes your order and different people bring you food and the waiter barely brings you enough iced tea...who do you tip?
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