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Old June 13th, 2014, 04:50 AM   #3429
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A bakers dozen originated because the penalty for short changing customers with bread and rolls etc. in the medieval period was hand amputation. So to avoid this grim possibility and to make sure there was no misunderstanding, the bakers started selling 13 for the price of twelve. Hence the bakers dozen - 13.
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