Things That Have Been Taxed
Bachelors (England in 1695 A.D., and Missouri in 1820 A.D.)
Beards (Russia, 1702 A.D.) Cooking Oil (Ancient Egypt, approximately 2000 B.C.)
Souls (Russia, approximately 1682 A.D.)
Urine (Rome, 1 A.D.)
Besides taxing beards and souls, Peter the Great of Russia also taxed
Hats, boots, beehives, basements, chimneys, food, clothing, birth, marriage, and burial
