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The tax on dice that annoyed colonial America

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The Stamp Act did not just annoy people writing letters; it specifically attacked leisure. Every pair of dice sold in the American colonies required an exorbitant tax stamp, proving that the British Parliament was entirely dedicated to extracting revenue from absolutely every moment of colonial boredom.

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