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[-] whambawhomp@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Fun fact, all US customary units are defined in terms of the metric system. For example, 1 inch is exactly 2.54cm. which means a US mile is 1.609344km. Americans have be using a bastardized version of the metric system since 1959.

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

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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