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Show me the money There’s no denying that money makes the world go round. We need it to eat, buy clothes, take holidays, and for many other reasons. And later in life we need it to rent or buy a house and run our cars. Indeed, during one person’s lifetime they will use many thousands of rupees in total. Because money plays such an important role in our lives, it is useful for us to know a bit more about it.

Our currency notes have changed a lot over the years. Check out our timeline to see the differences!

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History of Money The term money, well, it's hard to say exactly how old it is. People used to use money all the way back to 2200 BC! But back then the money that they used was not the same that we use today. Early forms of money included shells, stones, beads and fur.

If you were a farmer, you would trade your corn with a shoemaker for shoes. The shoemaker would offer shoes to a butcher in exchange for meat. This concept of trade was called bartering. This eventually got to be rather difficult. If you went to the shoemaker with your corn and he already had enough corn, then you were out of luck. You couldn't get a pair of shoes.

To solve this problem, the next logical thing to do was to develop a type of system that anyone could use, all of the time. This invention was our current system of money.

The first coins date to 700 BC and were used by the Lydians, a group of people that lived in what is now Turkey. The Chinese were probably the first to invent paper money as we know it.

In Europe, people wanted safe places to keep their coins, so that they would not have to carry them around everywhere. People left their money with goldsmiths, who gave them pieces of paper to show how much gold they had in safekeeping. Eventually, these goldsmiths became bankers, and the pieces of paper became "bank notes." People could trade these bank notes for metal coins. And we have been using them ever since! Sure, some of our currency has changed its appearance here and there, but the concept is still the same. Now, what about the rupee?

The Rupee You already know that the rupee is our official currency but have you ever wondered about its history? The word ‘rupee’ means silver in Sanskrit. The Pakistani rupee was introduced in 1948.

Back then, the rupee was divided into 16 annas, each of 4 pice.

Later in 1961, the system was changed and the rupee was subdivided into 100 paisa.

Over the years the paisa has stopped being used, mostly because you can’t buy anything with them!

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How to spot fakes!

Our currency notes have tons of security features in them and you can often spot a fake note by checking a few things:

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If you hold up the note to a light, you can see the picture of Quaid-e-Azam and the amount of your note here.

Here is a thread that runs from top to bottom of the note. You can see the denomination of the note on the thread if you hold it up to a light.

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On the 500, 1,000 and 5,000 notes, you can see a crescent and star. The design changes colour if you move the note.

You can see the denomination of your note here if you move it back and forth.

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Ever wonder about the dot? Well, it is there for the blind. The 10-rupee note has none, the 20 has a dash, the 50 has two dashes and the 100 has three. The 500 has one dot, 1,000 has two dots and 5,000 has three dots. You can feel these dots with your fingernails.

Try this trick out on your friends: Blindfold yourself and tell your friends that you can guess the denomination of a note just by holding it. When they give you the note, use our handy guide and see if there are any dots or dashes. They will be amazed!

You can feel these lines if you run your fingernail on them.

If you want to learn more and you live in Karachi, you can go to the State Bank of Pakistan Museum on I.I. Chundrigar Road (Phone: 111-727-111).

They have coins, notes and tons of other cool stuff. They even have an awesome souvenir shop!

What do you like to spend your money on? Send us an email at hifive@tribune.com.pk

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Flowers with egg cartons

by Shamama Shabbir

Instructions: 1. Cut up the egg carton to separate the cups from the pyramid-shaped centre pieces.

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2. Create the petals by trimming the edges of the egg carton cups. Cut notches from the edge of the cup into the centre. Repeat the process for flower centres or replace with pyramid-shaped pieces.

3. Paint both parts of the flower, front and back, and let dry completely.

Egg Carton Scissors Craft Paint Paint Brushes Paper Clip Skewer Pencil Pipe Cleaner

4. Using a paper clip, pencil or skewer, poke two holes in centre of each piece of the flower. Next, thread the pipe cleaner through the holes to attach the flower centre to the petals. Pull the pipe cleaner taut and twist to secure.

Do you have any craft ideas? Drop us an email at hifive@tribune.com.pk

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World wide weird

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There’s a tiger er in the toilet!

Jenna Krehbiel came face to face with the big cat when she took her three-year-old daughter to the toilet during a show by the Isis Shrine Circus in n Kansas. The tiger had performed ed in the show but slipped off after its turn in the limelight and wandered into the women’s ’s toilets while staff blocked exits..

Krehbiel walked in to find the door was not blocked and the tiger stood just 60cm (2ft) from m her. ‘I turned around calmly and d walked back toward the door.

Someone opened the door and said get out,’ she told the local news.

‘It was the closest I have ever been to a tiger not in its cage cage. You don’t expect to go in a bathroom door, have it shut behind you and see a tiger walking toward you,’ Krehbiel said. The tiger was captured within minutes and returned to its enclosure. Krehbiel said she didn’t scream or run because she is trained to stay calm in her job as a social worker but her daughter had a different reaction.

‘My daughter wanted to know if it had washed its hands,’ she explained. ‘That was her only concern.’

Birdy, I’m home! me!

This is the ultimate birdhouse,, complete with infinity dipping pool, gym and master bedroom. The two-storey home, designed to attract more birds into the garden, was as created by Swedish designer Clas Ohlson. For added security, ty, it is also fitted with a predatorr alarm and, with comfort in mind, there is a nice soft sofa and all the things you expect in a modern house – like a bird d feeder in a kitchen that comess with a sink and cupboard space. ce.

Its chirpy residents can also relax elax in the garden – complete with wooden furniture. Although why garden, and garden furniture furniture, when your house hy you’d need a garden is in the garden already is beyond us… METRO.CO.UK

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A sleepwalker has been forced to diet during the day because she eats up to 2,500 calories at night. Lesley Cusack consumes fry-ups, soup and fruit while sleeping – and has even tried paint, soap p powder and raw potatoes.

The 55-year-old has sleep-related eating disorder, a rare condition that gives her no control over her eating habits during the night. ‘I can only tell by the e remains in the morning,’ said Cusack.

‘I tend to find opened tins or packets, and I’ve no idea dea whether I’ve eaten them cold or not. ‘Sometimes, I’ve found soup in pans, but also in bowls. It can all get rather messy.’ She added: ‘I’m trying lose weight but ut it’s a constant battle. I can follow a diet to the letter butt it goes to pot at night.’

Cusack, who lives alone in Warrington, Cheshire, has as tried setting her alarm clock to wake her up in the nightt but says she switches it off while asleep. ‘The worst things ings that I know I’ve eaten are emulsion paint, Vaseline, cough gh syrup, raw potatoes and soap powder,’ she said.

Her condition has forced her to ask friends to look after some of her food and makes her scared to stay at other people’s homes. INOOZ.CO.UK

Tremble at the he sight of Mantis

Excuse me, there is a jet on your roof...

A technology buff from Hampshire has built a giant mantis-shaped robot that has six hydraulic legs and costs hundreds of thousands of pounds to make. It took Matt Denton four years to assemble the machine, which h he describes as his ‘very expensive toy’.

The construct is not only a play-thing as the designer is hoping it may be used for mining or marine projects in the future. The robot, which is manually operated by a driverr sitting inside inside, is not the most efficient or fastest fastest. It only has a top speed of 2 kilometres per hour. ‘It wasn’t built to be efficient and fast. It was built to look cool and insect-like and fun.’ The project, which over-ran by three years, received positive feedback after the spider like machine was taken to a music festival. ONENEWSPAGE.COM

German businessman Hartmut Rehorsch has spent more than £100,000 buying and decommissioning a German air force fighter plane to put on the roof of his factory. It sits proudly on top of his welding g equipment company in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany. He spent 800 0 man-hours getting the four-ton plane readyy before carefully lifting it in place.

It is a rare symbol of bravery and a memorial al to the brave pilots who flew it, says the 56-year-old former pilot and he is determined ned it will not be moved. He claims he contacted d local planning officials before lifting the plane ane in place and his idea was not rejected. He took ook that as approval.

Residents living nearby, however, are less than impressed and have sent letters to his local authority questioning the legality of the plane’s placement and demanding its removal. They say it is a visual blight and a blatant breach of planning law. ZIMBIO.COM

Hungry canines in south London were given an unexpected treat when the world’s first vending machine e for dogs was put up this week. While their owners can just pull out some loose change in exchange for a sugary treat, these dogs were re made to work hard for their rewards.

The animals are challenged to pull a bone attached to a lever, which causes a tennis ball to fire from the roof of the machine. They then have to sprint after the ball and return urn it to the vending machine before picking up their treat. t.

Every element of the machine was created with a dog’s needs in mind, encouraging fun engagement and exercise. Dogs are enticed to approach the machine by the noises it creates such as a cat’s meow.

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Did you know?

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s n i g i r O d r o W Soap Operas Do you know why soap operas are called soap operas?

It all started out in the 1920s. Back then there were no televisions and people used to listen to the radio. Imagine that! On the radio was a series of serials aimed at women aired during the day time.

They were really popular so the radio networks decided to find companies willing to sponsor their shows. Since the serials were listened to by women, the radio networks tried to match the advertisements closely with their target audience to get a good response. Among the first major sponsors of these shows were soap manufacturers Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers. Eventually, due to the fact that so many of the sponsors were soap manufacturers, the media started calling these shows “soap operas”. Cool huh?

How to ask the ‘prices of things’ in many different languages.

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Hoeveel kos dit?

Sa kushton ajo?

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Zenbat balio du?

Kolko struva?

Quantu costa?

Kolik je to?

Hoeveel kost dit?

Kiom tio kostas?

Kui palju see maksab?

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Wieviel kostet das?

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Berapa harganya?

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Cool facts Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters “MT”.

Almonds are members of the peach family.

The penguin is the only bird that can’t fly but can swim.

There are only four words in the English language that end in “-dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds (more than any other animal).

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

A “jiffy” is the scientific name for 1/100th of a second.

The youngest pope ever was 11 years old.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter is ‘Tom Sawyer’.

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Fun & games

The Queen of Cranes

By Kiran H Mian

Zal might not have been as strong as his father, but he was wise and, like his mother, loved studying science. Recalling all the science books his mother read to him, he knew exactly what he needed to do in the garden. He worked hard day and night to rebuild the water reservoir and build the solar panels that were needed to pump water from underground. Much to all the creatures’ amazement, things in the garden began to improve. By reworking the canal system, the garden became lusher and soon began his expansion, which created more space for the weary birds. In the middle of this vast desert, this garden was their only refuge. Many birds had to fly over the huge desert to reach their final destination, and the garden was the only place where they could replenish their energy; without it, they would die.

Zal was certainly very busy with all this work, but he kept his ears open in hopes of hearing some news about his charm. One day, his perseverance paid off when old Sirus Crane, a general at the Queen of Crane’s court, flew into the garden. The general, on seeing so many civilian birds in one place, could not help but boast about his military feats, and the poor birds had no choice but to listen attentively.

“Attention!” ordered the general, and all the creatures immediately stopped whatever they were doing. “You civilians must learn about the trouble we military face every day…with monsters and demons lurking about, we soldiers are your best protection!” explained the general proudly. With this, he began telling his story about how he came to the garden. “I set out on a very important mission, for a huge demon attacked our palace gardens and stole some precious royal fruits! And now I must return them to the royal gardens or else our queen might not survive this loss!”

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“What happened?” asked the lady eagle, worried about the queen’s health.

“What happened?” exclaimed the general. “Well, what can I say?

Our Queen of Cranes was already sick when this monster stole all our precious water, but now it had the audacity to come to our garden and steal the only fruits that kept our poor queen alive.

We tried to shoot down the monster but the talisman she wore repelled all our arrows and swords”. The poor birds began to shudder in fear, for they knew that without the Queen of Cranes, life for all birds would be hard. On hearing this, Zal knew that the general was talking about the same monster he was searching for, but when he told the general his story, the general refused to help.

“Well ahem! Sadly, this is a very important military affair. Civilians are just not welcome!” But when the general saw the tears in Zal’s eyes and the immense anger in the eyes of the much respected Master Nam, he realised that he would have to give in or be kicked out of the civilian garden, for none of the birds was happy about his refusal. He agreed to take them along. With this, Zal and Nam jumped on the general’s back and off they flew to find the monster.

Finding the monster’s abode was not a problem, but recovering the stolen charm and forbidden fruits and then finding all the water was a big problem. The general crane was only mildly concerned about this issue because, for him, might triumphed over evil.

“Who needs a plan? Plans are for the weak! My strong lethal sword will defeat the monster, just you wait and see!” announced the ignorant general as he began to wave his sword, tripping over it many times. Poor Zal and Nam looked at each other, wondering if the general was sane, but Master Nam could not remain quiet.

“No, general, we need a plan, for too much is at stake.

Part 3 To be continued next week...

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