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What typo? “Beard tax” is indeed correct; it was a tax on those who wore facial hair, as part of Peter the Great’s plan to ‘westernize’ Russia. Edit: I see now

What typo? “Beard tax” is indeed correct; it was a tax on those who wore facial hair, as part of Peter the Great’s plan to ‘westernize’ Russia. Edit: I see now; it’s the year (1987). D’oh!

mirimir 8y ago
I wonder how they got from ~1697 to 1987.
- madaxe_again 8y ago
  Because it’s the Daily Mail, and I wouldn’t believe anything you see in it. They run articles on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not. They make the National Enquirer look deadly serious. Here are some better resources on the topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-tsar-peter-great-established-beard-tax-180964693/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-tsar-peter-gre... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beard-tax-is-being-proposed-in-england-and-its-not-the-first https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beard-tax-is-being-p...
  - mirimir 8y ago
    Yeah, got that. Those links on the right always blow my mind ;) I was wondering about a date definition or formatting screwup. But with a little playing around, nothing made sense.
  - gdfasfklshg4 8y ago
    > Because it’s the Daily Mail, and I wouldn’t believe anything you see in it. They run articles on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not. They make the National Enquirer look deadly serious. I am not a fan of the Daily Mail. Having said that, can you provide a reference for your claim that they run articles "on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not."?
    - empath75 8y ago
      https://www.google.com/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6035613/amp/Discovery-Channel-treasure-hunter-claims-hes-evidence-extra-terrestrial-visit.html https://www.google.com/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-... Not exactly but...
- Rotten194 8y ago
  9 is next to 6 on a numpad :)
  - mirimir 8y ago
    Yeah, but beard kopeks didn't exist in 1687. Not until 1697.

mirimir 8y ago

I wonder how they got from ~1697 to 1987.

madaxe_again 8y ago
Because it’s the Daily Mail, and I wouldn’t believe anything you see in it. They run articles on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not. They make the National Enquirer look deadly serious. Here are some better resources on the topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-tsar-peter-great-established-beard-tax-180964693/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-tsar-peter-gre... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beard-tax-is-being-proposed-in-england-and-its-not-the-first https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beard-tax-is-being-p...
- mirimir 8y ago
  Yeah, got that. Those links on the right always blow my mind ;) I was wondering about a date definition or formatting screwup. But with a little playing around, nothing made sense.
- gdfasfklshg4 8y ago
  > Because it’s the Daily Mail, and I wouldn’t believe anything you see in it. They run articles on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not. They make the National Enquirer look deadly serious. I am not a fan of the Daily Mail. Having said that, can you provide a reference for your claim that they run articles "on whether wife-swapping yetis are parking their UFOs properly, and if not, why not."?
  - empath75 8y ago
    https://www.google.com/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6035613/amp/Discovery-Channel-treasure-hunter-claims-hes-evidence-extra-terrestrial-visit.html https://www.google.com/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-... Not exactly but...
Rotten194 8y ago
9 is next to 6 on a numpad :)
- mirimir 8y ago
  Yeah, but beard kopeks didn't exist in 1687. Not until 1697.