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I remember reading a fascinating account on Yapese money:

"I asked if there was some sort of exchange rate, how many dollars it would take to buy one coin. The very serious answer I received was that the coins can’t be bought, and the price of each is a human life."

(There are some photos at the bottom of that page)

How do you measure how many people you made smile? (serious question)

When it's hot, try some okroshka (kvass with vegetables and eggs), it's really refreshing.

And thus was born the first bank account on Yap island.