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TIL that during the 1630s Dutch Tulip Mania, some rare tulip bulbs sold for prices equivalent to an entire house in Amsterdam before the market suddenly collapsed in 1637.

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OGopg TIL to collect taxes, Christian IV of Denmark asked captains of ships crossing the Øresund to estimate the value of their cargo, which was applied as the tax base without further audit. But the king also claimed the right to buy the entire cargo at exactly that price.
0ba1 TIL: there is a pub in Ireland that has been in operation for over 1000 years.
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6EXZY TIL that the forbidden fruit in the Bible was not an apple. It only became known as an apple when the bible was translated into Latin in the 4th century, because the word "Malus" means both apple and evil.