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[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 199 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 126 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I’m also among those 10,000! Good day to be alive.

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We’re 3 of the lucky 30,000

I can feel all the math people dying inside from not reducing that

How much is that after the exchange rate?

[–] RobinRoswell@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Such a wholesome XKCD

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does ETA stand for in this context?

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

If anyone is the last, it's me. Thank you.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

You are at worst second to last. You also thought about the possibility first, unlike me.