Originally Posted by 24left

OMG. What's wrong with these people?????

"The surprising reason why vegetarians are right about the meat-fat fiver"

December 1 2016


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The new beef-fat infused notes are not only problematic for vegetarians who don't want to handle them, they also pose a problem for those wanting to eat them.

Yes, you heard that right. Eat them.

There is actually a surprising number of notes eaten or chewed, according to figures released by the Bank of England. This eye-catching fact was first spotted by Bloomberg.

The figures show that in the last year alone £128,000 has been destroyed by being chewed or eaten...

Since 2003, a total of nearly £1.5 million worth of UK cash met the same fate. And it's getting worse. Look at the figures for 2003 to 2006...."

Full article here
http://mashable.com/2016/12/01/peopl...1#LFWS79mpW5qc

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