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TIL Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, was deeply opposed to the idea of a federal bank. He vetoed the “Second Bank” and was quoted saying “I will kill it”. Now his face is one of the most circulated denomination of the US currency printed by the Federal Bank; the $20 bill.

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