@nachtigall@feddit.de to History@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoIt's been 230 years since pirates stopped metric in the USwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkIt's been 230 years since pirates stopped metric in the USwww.theregister.com@nachtigall@feddit.de to History@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-square@PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoWell there were pirates involved but the real reason is conservatism and inertia of US bureocracy.
Well there were pirates involved but the real reason is conservatism and inertia of US bureocracy.