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8: History of Everything: The Tale of Timothy Dexter

History of Everything

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How Much Did They Get Paid?

The ancient Greeks paid people to mourn. It was believed that the more people that were crying and sad for a person, the more respect that they would have in the afterlife. So when a rich person died, you would have hundreds of people just like wailing and tearing their hair out and dripping their clothes just in the street. How much did they get paid? Actually, it's a good question. I'm so good at crying. This could be my thing. Oh, future podcast episode funeral practices. That's a whole other thing. We'd have to produce like one a day at this point for here. But hey, if it gets big enough, then maybe.

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