The U.S. one dollar bill is one of the most familiar objects in American life, yet its design is packed with symbols that ...

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With temperatures rising and summer officially here, many of us will be reaching for the sun cream to try and avoid getting burned. The bottles are covered in letters, numbers and odd symbols - but ...

The bottom line of every bank check is preprinted with a sequence of numbers and symbols below the memo space and signature line. These numbers and symbols aren't random. Rather, they contain ...

The bottom line of every bank or credit union check is preprinted with a sequence of numbers and symbols below the memo space and signature line. These numbers and symbols contain important ...

BRIDGEPORT -- You might see them in a tattoo or hear them spoken, but for most people, the numbers "420," "14," "88," or "33/6" have no meaning and would probably go unnoticed. But to an expert like ...