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They're not worth it! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Metric is a product of the French Revolution, as well as decimal currency like cents. Some decimalization from the French Revolution didn't catch on widely, like gradians for measuring angles or decimal minutes, hours, and weeks. The imperial units were standardized by various monarchies (hence the name).

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