The mystery of the odd, antique die I posted about on Instragram has finally been solved!! And it was so much more convoluted than we thought!
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The sources I read to make this video:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/186618/random-facets-history-dice
https://www.scribd.com/document/143603050/Fortune-Telling-by-Dice
https://www.dicecollector.com/THE_DICE_THEME_ROULETTE.html
https://kimscurios.com/2020/11/12/curious-objects-crystal-fortune-telling-dice/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Some_Thoughts_Concerning_Education/Part_IX
https://www.bada.org/object/early-english-carved-walrus-ivory-lottery-or-teetotum-gambling-ball
https://stevenspowers.com/s_teetotum.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/teetotum
https://www.britannica.com/topic/roulette-gambling-game
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol7/pp532-533#h3-0004
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/gamble/etc/cron.html
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