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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by ffhhttt on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @05:12AM (#36874922)
I mean the words might be related but I don’t think there is any evidence that soldiers were actually paid in salt?

Seem like a reasonable analysis:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/jfkkmk/when_...

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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by zhte415 on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @06:13AM (#36875300)
Fascinating, thanks. Not just for the salt, but the trail and narration. Saved, and saved the old.permalink... to the Wayback Machine just in case.
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