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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Johannes_P on 2024-09-16 11:20:49+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the Bazacle Milling Company was a joint-stock company of watermills founded in Toulouse, France. Starting from the 14th century, shares of the capital were freely bought and sold, and dividends were paid in flour until 1840. The company was nationalised in 1946