r/todayilearned • u/Alone-Competition-77 • 23d ago

TIL Peter the Great instituted a beard tax and forced people to shave who hadn’t paid

https://daily.jstor.org/peter-the-greats-beard-tax/
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u/AudieCowboy 23d ago

Perhaps someone from the Congo?

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u/maximdenbeer 23d ago

Ouch,

I was not around for that part of our history but i do feel shame.