No, not from a stork. It wasn't dropped down a chimney only to land in a crib. ... Yes, the currency sign. It didn't think about it before, but really, where the heck did that sign come from?
Apparently, the symbol was used in 1782 for the first time. And apparently the US government back then thought it would be ingenious to use the peso as the American currency. No, really!
The Spanish dollar sign, written as $, came from an ancient Phoenician sign (some ancient type folk who lived in the Mediterranean). The sign means strength.
Well, now you know, you won't be checking for storks in your wallet!
Just as puzzling is my puzzle origami fish!
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