Four lasts of rye 558
Four fat oxen 480
Eight fat swine 240
Twelve fat sheep 120
Two Hogsheads of wine 70
Four tuns of beer 3
Two tuns of butter 192
One thousand lbs. of cheese 120
A complete bed 100
A suit of clothes 80
A silver drinking-cup 60
Question: What did the above list purchase in 1636 Amsterdam?
Answer: One single root of the Viceroy tulip
Source - "The Tulipmania" from Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
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