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In the gold mines of California, cash was in short supply. Miners would trade a pinch of gold dust for a drink. Bar owners wanted big burley men to tend bar and the common interview question was 'How much can you raise in a pinch?'

Source: History Channel - History's Mysteries - Ship of Gold

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