TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. thespruce.com Submitted by kkoolook t3_yhnn7d on October 30, 2022 at 7:34 PM in todayilearned 62 comments 3,349
jereman75 t1_iugvcgu wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:04 AM Reply to comment by HoiPolloiAhloi in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook Nobody knows. Permalink Parent 3
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