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Some people believe that a conspiracy surrounds the newest version of the $20 bill. With a simple geometric fold, you can transform the American $20 bill into an image that resembles the Twin Towers burning. Read on to learn how to reveal the towers. | Some people believe that a conspiracy surrounds the newest version of the $20 bill. With a simple geometric fold, you can transform the American $20 bill into an image that resembles the Twin Towers burning. Read on to learn how to reveal the towers. | ||
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#Fold a $20 bill in half, lengthwise. The front of the bill should face into the fold. Arrange the bill so that you are looking at the top half of the backside – you should see the words "The United States of America" flanked by two "20"s; beneath this, you'll find the words "In God We Trust" and the top of the White House. | #Fold a $20 bill in half, lengthwise. The front of the bill should face into the fold. Arrange the bill so that you are looking at the top half of the backside – you should see the words "The United States of America" flanked by two "20"s; beneath this, you'll find the words "In God We Trust" and the top of the White House. | ||
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#Consider the conspiracy. The current $20 bill was the product of a redesign implemented by the U.S. Treasury in 1998 – three years before a terrorist sect hijacked commercial jets and flew them into the Twin Towers.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/rumors/20bill.asp</ref> Some 9/11 conspiracy theorists contend that the hidden towers on the $20 bill were a sign from the U.S. government—or some shadowy, powerful organization—foreshadowing the event. Some of these theorists even believe that the U.S. government had a hand in orchestrating the attacks.<ref>http://www.conspiracies.net/the-twin-towers-on-money-conspiracy-theory/</ref> If you are interested in the conspiracy, do your research and try to understand why people believe this – but take everything you read with a grain of salt.<ref>http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/10833/does-the-20-bill-predict-the-9-11-attacks</ref> | #Consider the conspiracy. The current $20 bill was the product of a redesign implemented by the U.S. Treasury in 1998 – three years before a terrorist sect hijacked commercial jets and flew them into the Twin Towers.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/rumors/20bill.asp</ref> Some 9/11 conspiracy theorists contend that the hidden towers on the $20 bill were a sign from the U.S. government—or some shadowy, powerful organization—foreshadowing the event. Some of these theorists even believe that the U.S. government had a hand in orchestrating the attacks.<ref>http://www.conspiracies.net/the-twin-towers-on-money-conspiracy-theory/</ref> If you are interested in the conspiracy, do your research and try to understand why people believe this – but take everything you read with a grain of salt.<ref>http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/10833/does-the-20-bill-predict-the-9-11-attacks</ref> | ||
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