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  • $50 Bill Gets Colorful, Hi-Tech Makeover

    04/26/2004 8:05:29 AM PDT · by ElkGroveDan · 22 replies · 123+ views
    Associated Press via Yahoo ^ | 4/26/04 | JEANNINE AVERSA
    WASHINGTON - The $50 bill is getting splashes of red, white and blue, the second of the nation's paper currencies to sport new hues beyond the traditional black-ink fronts and green-ink backs. The makeover, being unveiled Monday, is part of an effort to make U.S. bills harder to counterfeit. The extra color is subtle, similar to the look of the new $20 bill, which went into circulation last fall with a color treatment featuring touches of peach, blue and yellow. "The new design is more secure than ever before. We believe it will be extremely effective in discouraging counterfeiters," said...
  • Blow your mind with a look at your beer

    02/06/2004 12:36:54 PM PST · by GeraldP · 22 replies · 120+ views
    CNN ^ | Friday, February 6, 2004 Posted: 1:08 PM EST (1808 GMT) | By Camille Feanny
    <p>A rare Martian meteorite seen through a microscope forms a collage of vivid colors and jagged shapes that is out of this world.</p> <p>But whatever you magnify -- beer, gems, even gunpowder -- most objects just end up looking like the psychedelic swirls in a funky tie-dyed T-shirt.</p>