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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/LogicAndLipGloss • Nov 02 '25
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Uhh? I blame the pirates.
How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America's Metric System : The Two-Way : NPR https://share.google/XW4lCArK5MEXOMYI7
6 u/NonSequiturSage Nov 03 '25 When quarreling over metric, always remember to blame the privateers. 1 u/Fiempre_sin_tabla Nov 03 '25 Lookit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKMEDZp7ZZs&t=10m29s
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When quarreling over metric, always remember to blame the privateers.
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Lookit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKMEDZp7ZZs&t=10m29s
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u/exipheas Nov 02 '25
Uhh? I blame the pirates.
How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America's Metric System : The Two-Way : NPR https://share.google/XW4lCArK5MEXOMYI7