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It's from a USA-based newspaper. I hate imperial with a passion, but it is still their backarsed standard. Surely anyone with a scientific bent can do a rough c

• Symbiote 8y ago
  In many countries, miles are as obscure to people as leagues, perches and gills probably are to you. In others, the word refers to a significantly different measure. For example, Norwegian and Swedish people often use the word to mean 10km, and can misunderstand a phrase like "it's just five miles outside London". There's a list of possibilities here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile