Snapple "Real Fact" #847

mudskippie

Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.

spoon

Not just there, China and surrounding areas used them too.

Here's wikipedia with some pics.

And an old Heritage sale: Chinese Tea Money, post-1949 communist tea brick money

Lot's of odd & interesting stuff out there! And to think what lightsiders pay for their everyday pocket change

SwK

funny u should upset me, 30 years ago i bought an early Chinese Tea money and a year later I asked the wife were was it, oooooops she said I thought it was Pu-er tea and I have been drinking it

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FilthyBroke

<< <i>funny u should upset me, 30 years ago i bought an early Chinese Tea money and a year later I asked the wife were was it, oooooops she said I thought it was Pu-er tea and I have been drinking it

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How was it?

SwK

why u upset me more - i pulled my hair out and told the old lady it was expensive tea, cannot remember what she said but i am sure it would go like this u should not have left it out in the lounge, the cleaner just put it in the kitchen cubhard for using

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FilthyBroke

I'm crying on the inside... like when the kids grab a handful of silver change and head out to McDonald's.