boowhitie t1_iuh3zw5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:16 AM Reply to comment by Kevin_Wolf 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 Yes, I felt so betrayed by my hippie parents for this. Permalink Parent 1
boowhitie t1_iuh3zw5 wrote
Reply to comment by Kevin_Wolf 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
Yes, I felt so betrayed by my hippie parents for this.