Curious Nashville: Why is there a microscopic typo on the Tennessee driver’s license?

A 21-year-old named Sam Barocas discovered a microscopic typo on Tennessee driver’s licenses, where 'The Volunteer State' was misspelled as 'The Volundeer State' in a ribbon next to the license number. The typo, present in licenses issued from 2011 to 2024, may be a security feature or an intentional design choice by the contractor IDEMIA, though officials have not confirmed its purpose.