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ffhhttt
on July 26, 2023
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When did people stop being drunk all the time?
I mean the words might be related but I don’t think there is any evidence that soldiers were actually paid in salt?
Seem like a reasonable analysis:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/jfkkmk/when_...
zhte415
on July 26, 2023
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Fascinating, thanks. Not just for the salt, but the trail and narration. Saved, and saved the old.permalink... to the Wayback Machine just in case.
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Seem like a reasonable analysis:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/jfkkmk/when_...