Guess What? Dollar Bills are Made of Cotton

Sure, packs of T-shirts and socks are getting expensive because of skyrocketing cotton prices. Guess what else is made of cotton? The dollar bill in your wallet. In 2010, the cost of making one note jumped 50 percent from what it cost the government in 2008.

It's unclear for now how much more it might cost the U.S. to make dollar bills. However the U.S. Government Accountability Office said paper costs “are a significant portion of the cost of producing $1 notes, but less than half the total cost.”

The paper on which the greenback is printed