http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/hungary/9071880/Hungarys-central-bank-burns-old-currency-notes-to-help-needy-in-cold-snap.html
Many of Hungary's humanitarian groups are getting extra help warding off the current severe freeze...by burning wads of soiled old forint currency bills...thus saving on heating costs.
A central bank spokesperson said of the 200 billion discarded forints used: "Our examination showed that heating properties of these shredded currency briquettes are similar to brown coal so they are pretty useful for heating...and resolve the problem to find fuel."
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