9 of the Oddest Alternatives to Money

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1. In the past, people in England used to pay their rent in eels

2. Knives and spades were an important means of exchange in the past.

3. The term salary comes from the fact that salt used to be a form of "money."

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In the Solomon Islands in the 6th century AD, massive chunks of limestone were used to exchange. Called "Rai stones", these alternatives to money.

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5. Sperm whale teeth have also used as a form of currency once upon a time

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6. Animal pelts have commonly been used as a means of exchange in the past

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9 of the Oddest Alternatives to Money

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BY CHRISTOPHER McFADDEN

1. In the past, people in England used to pay their rent in eels

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2. Knives and spades were an important means of exchange in the past.

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3. The term salary comes from the fact that salt used to be a form of "money."

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In the Solomon Islands in the 6th century AD, massive chunks of limestone were used to exchange. Called "Rai stones", these alternatives to money.

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5. Sperm whale teeth have also used as a form of currency once upon a time

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6. Animal pelts have commonly been used as a means of exchange in the past

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