clumsyguy t1_iufy4np wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:49 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 Lateral podcast? I’d never heard this before, but the answer immediately popped into my head when he read the question just because of the sound of the word. Permalink 21
clumsyguy t1_iufy4np 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
Lateral podcast? I’d never heard this before, but the answer immediately popped into my head when he read the question just because of the sound of the word.