In 18th Century England, having a pineapple was a symbol of wealth because of high import fees. They would be used as displays instead of being eaten.
100 Mind-Blowing Fees Facts
It costs almost $290,000 per year in fees to run a hot dog cart near the Central Park Zoo in New York City. This does not include cart incurred costs.
A man once wore 60 shirts and 9 pairs of jeans to the airport to avoid extra fees. On a flight from China to Africa, a man wore 60 shirts and nine pairs of jeans because he didn’t want to pay for extra baggage. He wore it throughout an 11-and-a-half-hour flight.
After racking up $40 in late fees for a VHS, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix.