TIL from around the 12th Century until about 200 years ago, sticks, called tally sticks, were used to record large financial transactions. This is the origin of the word “stock” (as in trading sto...

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TIL from around the 12th Century until about 200 years ago, sticks, called tally sticks, were used to record large financial transactions. This is the origin of the word “stock” (as in trading sto...

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Original Title: TIL from around the 12th Century until about 200 years ago, sticks, called tally sticks, were used to record large financial transactions. This is the origin of the word “stock” (as in trading stocks) and lead to the burning down of the Palace of Westminster in 1834.

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