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Because a king very long ago wanted to know how big his foot was.So he called his servants to measure his foot.Is foot appeared to be 12 inches long.Since the king's foot was the first thing measure,he decided to call 12 inches a foot.
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∙ 11y agoIt is about a king's foot. He called his servants to measure his foot and it was 12 inches so he called 12 inches a foot. This has been a 3rd grade question.
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