Tradition

Horseshoes, 61 nails, an axe and billhook are part of the rent London owes to the Queen. EPICS/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES

Atlas Obscura has a fine story about a simple business transaction that has been going of for hundreds of years. Becuase traditionalists are getting beat up left, right and sideways these days, an' I doan a-like it.

Via Detroit Steve