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#1666 When did tax start?

When did tax start? The earliest evidence of taxation comes from Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt in roughly 3300 to 3000 BC. This was long before people paid tax in coins, so tax was usually paid in goods or in labor. Some form of taxation probably existed before the earliest evidence we have, but writing was

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#1664 Who was Mrs. Beeton?

Who was Mrs. Beeton? Mrs. Beeton was Isabella Beeton. If you are British, you have probably heard her name in reference to all of the household management and recipe books that were released in her name. Even if you are not British, there is a strong chance that you have heard of her. I say

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