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[-] [email protected] 145 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Wait a minute... Does the name of the currency come from payments that were not counted but weighed? Gotta check.

ETA: Oh my gosh yes, one pound sterling (currency) was originally one pound (weight) of sterling silver. I'm probably the last person to discover this, but still that's pretty cool.

[-] [email protected] 98 points 4 months ago

you’re one of today’s lucky 10,000

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Such a wholesome XKCD

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