Currency of the future hits UK streets, and it will survive a dunking

LONDON — It's 2016: if we can have waterproof smartphones, we should have money that can withstand the occasional unintended spin through the washing machine. 
Now, we do. 
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The Bank of England has finally embraced the future and released its first plastic note, joining Scotland, which issued 2 million polymer fivers last year, and Australia, which has been issuing liquid resistant banknotes fo