EPISODE · Aug 8, 2023 · 3 MIN
A US Treasury Official Decided To Feature Himself On Currency
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
For National Dollar Day, the story of the time a guy overseeing the printing of US money decided the best person to feature on that money was… himself. Plus: for International Cat Day, a look at a 19 foot long fiberglass cat in Pine Island, New York. A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency (Atlas Obscura) The Biggest Cat In The World (WeirdNJ via YouTube) For just 20 Spencer M. Clark bills a month (aka $1), you can back this show on Patreon
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For National Dollar Day, the story of the time a guy overseeing the printing of US money decided the best person to feature on that money was… himself. Plus: for International Cat Day, a look at a 19 foot long fiberglass cat in Pine Island, New York. A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency (Atlas Obscura) The Biggest Cat In The World (WeirdNJ via YouTube) For just 20 Spencer M. Clark bills a month (aka $1), you can back this show on Patreon
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