TIL that the British House of Commons has provided snuff (finely ground tobacco consumed by snorting) free of charge for MPs to use during Parliamentary sessions since 1694, though no member is known to have partook of the offer since 1989

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_snuff_box
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