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From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt)
Subject: Re: Household Algebra
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Date: Sat, 4 May 2024 22:48:39 GMT
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In article <v169gp$1dl1m$1@dont-email.me>,
Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>Adjacent fun fact: A mile was originally defined as 1000 paces of a Roman
>soldier.
>
>Therefore it's  a metric unit, the kilopace.
 
[Hal Heydt]
As opposed to the Nautical Mile, originially defined as one
minute of arc along a latitude line at the equator. That worked 
out to about 6076 feet.