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Question from Freida: I recently found out that we used to have $1,000 bills in circulation in the United States.
Why don’t we use them now? The largest bill I’ve ever seen is the $100 bill.
It seems to me that $1,000 bills would be very useful when making large cash purchases like buying a car or a new home.
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Question from Jamie: I was playing around with my brother’s compass the other day and it got me to wondering if it would work on the moon. Would it?
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Question from Gary: I’ve noticed that the Statue of Liberty is green. Not just the robe, but her skin is green too.
Why did they paint her green instead of a more natural color?
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Question from Alice: My daughter and I were discussing the way Presidential elections are run and we both have the same question.
We know the electoral system we have allows a candidate to win without winning as many states as the loser won.
Our question is what’s the most number of states a candidate for President can win and still lose the election?
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Question from Mandy: I heard a guy on the radio say you can hear the difference between hot running water and cold running water.
That sounds absolutely crazy to me. Is it true?
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