Topic: history

I enjoy many things that are considered nerdy. I was curious where the phrase "to pay through the nose" comes from. In 800 to 900 A.D, the Danes in Ireland would slit the nose of those who were remiss in paying the Danish poll tax. Which led me in finding an interesting documentary on one of my favorite subjects, money. While I work I will either have music or a documentary in the background.   This was the history of the use of capital, lucre, cash, lolly, bread, gelt, … I enjoyed watchin...