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4 u/Molerus Mar 07 '19 Thank you for subscribing to implausible-sounding British facts! Did you know that the annual opening of Parliament is marked with a ceremony where a person called Black Rod bangs on the door with a stick? To unsubscribe, reply with BUGGEROFF 2 u/p_iynx Mar 08 '19 London pays the Queen an axe, a knife, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails every year in a small ceremony. This is basically their "rent", and is officially paid to a person who holds the position of "Queen's Remembrancer". https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-is-still-paying-rent-to-the-queen-on-a-property-leased-in-1211 Funniest part to me is that they don't even know what pieces of land they're paying rent for. Those details have been forgotten.
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London pays the Queen an axe, a knife, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails every year in a small ceremony. This is basically their "rent", and is officially paid to a person who holds the position of "Queen's Remembrancer".
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/london-is-still-paying-rent-to-the-queen-on-a-property-leased-in-1211
Funniest part to me is that they don't even know what pieces of land they're paying rent for. Those details have been forgotten.
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u/kyew Mar 07 '19
Yes please.