Pretty funny typo in the header.
Dubbed the 'beard kopek, the coin was part of Peter the Great's 1987 'beard tax'.
Was there also a record player and suspender tax?
Dubbed the 'beard kopek, the coin was part of Peter the Great's 1987 'beard tax'.
Was there also a record player and suspender tax?
Edit: I see now; it’s the year (1987). D’oh!
Here are some better resources on the topic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard_tax
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-tsar-peter-gre...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-beard-tax-is-being-p...
I was wondering about a date definition or formatting screwup. But with a little playing around, nothing made sense.
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."?
Not exactly but...