Seasquatch t1_iugmxry wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:18 AM Reply to 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 I see you also listened to Lateral! Great podcast. Permalink 6
Seasquatch t1_iugmxry wrote
Reply to 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
I see you also listened to Lateral! Great podcast.