ancient Israel was said to use the Urim and the Thummim (meaning uncertain, possibly "Lights and Perfections") which was a breastplate worn by the High Priest along with an ephod
famously, this was one of several methods Joseph Smith used to translate the gold plates into the Book of Mormon, right?
according to Joseph Smith and the LDS church, the angel Moroni took back these artifacts, and most Mormons think that's the end of the story. and it is, in a way. but there's more, too.
Hjalmar Schacht, using financial trickery to keep rearmament off the books
Krupp and the other industrialists were not paid for their weapons in reichsmarks, but in “mefo bills”, which were IOUs from the Metallurgische Forschungsgesellschaft, hence the “mefo”
so check this out. I've got about 7,000 followers on Twitter. I'm very happy about that, right?
I take pride in my posting, I certainly do less of it now that I've got a podcast, but whatever
and then I've got 346 patrons - way more than I ever thought I'd have. I put a lot of work into my show and I really enjoy creating, so I'm happy people respond to it