richg99
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In 1698, Peter the Great imposed a beard tax in an effort to westernize Russian nobility. Records indicate that Henry VIII taxed beards in 16th-century England, too."
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In 1698, Peter the Great imposed a beard tax in an effort to westernize Russian nobility. Records indicate that Henry VIII taxed beards in 16th-century England, too."
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