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[–] saltesc 14 points 2 months ago (13 children)

When having a beer, I've always found it funny that one of the few imperial measurements metric nations kept around, the pint, America went and invented their own. Uncharacteristically a smaller version too.

[–] uienia 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Metric nations havent kept the pint

[–] pingveno 3 points 2 months ago

I just started looking up the different ways to order beers. Wow. Even if it's based on the metric system, each country really did go and reinvent the wheel.

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