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Picayune – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

By Shirty | Published: December 30, 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picayune Mention of the New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper made me wonder exactly what a picayune was. Wikipedia provides the answer: A picayune was a Spanish coin, worth half a real. Its name derives from the French picaillon, which is itself from the Proven

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