To Pay Rent in Medieval England, Catch Some Eels

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John Wyatt Greenlee, a medieval historian focusing on cartography, never intended to become the “Surprised Eel Historian,” as he dubs himself on Twitter. AtlasObscura.com

In 11th-century England, people used more than half a million eels in rental payments. Album/Alamy Stock Photo

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