Timeline for How to tell the difference between paper made of wood pulp or cotton
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| Dec 4 at 23:02 | comment | added | DrMoishe Pippik | Starch is internationally added to paper of various fibers for various purposes, called sizing, sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/sizing-surface, and is particularly important for printer paper, to reduce linting and increase stiffness. It is no indication of the source of the fiber. | |
| Dec 4 at 18:35 | comment | added | Buttonwood | Yes of course (there already was a paper in paper bills, now highlighted more). And yes (one of the forerunners was Australia). | |
| Dec 4 at 18:34 | history | edited | Buttonwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
highlight the already present `paper` of `paper bills`
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| Dec 4 at 18:13 | comment | added | Poutnik | Note that many banknotes - not necessarily US ones - are made from [plastic fibers](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknote#Polymer_banknotes. Also in main article Polymer_banknote | |
| Dec 4 at 17:04 | history | answered | Buttonwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |