If you're an American and you've ever had a conversation with someone from another country about the weather, you've probably been a little confused …
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Virtually every other country in the rest of the world uses the Celsius temperature scale. Why does the U.S. still use Fahrenheit? And why aren't they on the metric system?
When you stroll through the aisles of your local grocery store in the U.S., have you ever considered this odd fact – your milk is packaged in gallon …
In most of the world, the metric system reigns supreme. Officially known as Le Système International d'Unités, or the International System of Units, …
For nearly 150 years, the official weight of a kilogram was determined by a shiny cylinder of platinum locked away in a French vault. The kilogram, …
Many myths swirl around the metric system and U.S. involvement with it. Let's dispel a few. First, the relationship between the metric system and the …
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