Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com

Crossbows were very popular among the Finns, used to hunt squirrels. They had blunt headed bolts so as not to damage the pelt. “Squirrel furs were used as currency. We have stopped because it is hard to get them out of the ATM,” she adds, deadpan.

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Regular Non-Seasonal Steve Cartwright @chompmancobra.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:54 UTC

If there was a world deadpan championships it would be very hard to tell if the Finns cared

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:59 UTC

Cow horns with fabric over the tip used as baby bottles! Clever. “Also a good way to kill babies with diarrhea,” our first guide mutters. The ends of cow horns were also used for cupping in the sauna.

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Alice Dryden @huskyteer.co.uk [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 11:22 UTC

Croatia's coins had martens on because marten pelts used to be currency there!

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Redshift @redshiftsinger.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:56 UTC

Yeah that sounds like typical Finnish humor! 😂

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Dvandom @dvandom.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 14:56 UTC

I'm sure it's hard to keep them OUT of the ATM too, especially if it's warm in there.

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