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What are the most ridiculous imperial units?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/31/2022

there are loads of RIDICULOUS imperial units

like:

the measurement for a foot was decided after Henry the eighths foot was measured!

the measurement for a chain wad decided after... you guessed it! they measured a chain.

and so on...

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∙ 13y ago

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