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1934 US$10,000 bill

... that the US$10,000 bill (example pictured) is the highest denomination of US currency that has been used by the public?
... that Americans received nearly 15 billion political text messages in 2022?
... that novelist Sue Monk Kidd spent fourteen months researching New Testament–era Egypt and the Levant for The Book of Longings?
... that following the success of Jools Lebron's "demure" videos, she stated that she was able to use the proceeds to pay for her gender transition?
... that, when preparing the statue of John Stockton, its sculptor repositioned the model about 20 times by using a wrench to adjust ball-and-socket joints on steel rods?
... that the writings of José Rizal, a prominent contributor to liberalism in the Philippines, were adopted by both Philippine independence fighters and American colonial authorities?
... that Will Wood conducted a Bulgarian choir via Zoom for "White Noise"?
... that Xiphophorus signum is the only swordtail not known to hybridise with other species?
... that Mr. Bronx was not from the Bronx?