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		lostlogin 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Humpback whales are forming super-groups The US use of units is worse than the UK. Said from a proudly metric country, New Zealand, where everyone knows their weight in kilograms and height in feet and inches.

NooneAtAll3 15 days ago [–]

at least it's not stones

mr_toad 15 days ago | [–]

My parents used to measure us in feet and stones. I still know my height in feet, because it hasn’t changed in decades. My weight, unfortunately, I could only tell you in kilograms.

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