7 unlikely status symbols throughout history, from pineapples to mummy-unwrapping parties

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 21:45

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• Pineapples were all the rage in the 1700s.
• The word "salary" is derived from the word "salt," which was once an emblem of social status.
• In Victorian England and Ireland, fake crumbly ruins called "follies" also denoted social status.

1. Salt was once worth its weight in gold.

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