Roughly 300 years ago England wanted to tax people's homes based of the number of windows they had; so people would them brick off to lower their taxes. This "window tax" is why many building in London appear sealed off where windows used to be

Roughly 300 years ago England wanted to tax people's homes based of the number of windows they had; so people would them brick off to lower their taxes. This "window tax" is why many building in London appear sealed off where windows used to be

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