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bogsnopper
bogsnopper :
Bonus: Roman’s counted paces as both legs having stepped, thus 2 steps (by modern definition) equaling roughly 5.28 feet gives 5280 feet per mile
2025-09-02 12:00:35
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owen2024b
owen2024b :
Ohhh that’s why thousand in Spanish is mil
2025-08-07 23:01:39
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kev52345
Kev :
This made my day
2025-09-15 20:04:22
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mcrojap4r
MC roja :
if i remember correctly it actually was roughly 900 meters, or 1000 yards
2025-08-07 21:32:28
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savagelaura
Savage Laura :
Wait a minute. 🤔
2025-08-07 21:08:10
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dvenisdamalo
/ˈvi.ˌnəs ˈdɑ.mə.ˌloʊ/ :
i love how linguistics is such a trivia heavy field
2025-08-07 21:36:54
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heeds3
Patrick Jim Hedensted :
Do “ threshold”
2025-08-08 17:57:19
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p4h03h03
Pahoehoe :
So it’s metric after all!
2025-08-14 02:24:36
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user2119680095480
user2119680095480 :
I often remind my daughters the Ell and the Fathom and the Cubit. All perfectly perspective concepts.
2025-08-09 01:46:16
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jasmineshannon1979
Jasmine Shannon :
Fun! More of these! 🤩
2025-08-09 09:56:18
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cashmanonly
chitown :
Very obvious. Millenium millions millennia
2025-08-08 17:33:27
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goblinninja
GoblinNinja :
How tall were they? It’s like 2500 paces for me. (Jk)
2025-08-13 07:47:05
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