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Pirates of the Caribbean Hijacked America's Metric System
- elzbardico 4y agoI wouldn't expect from all places that NPR would create such a click-bait title.
- WalterGR 4y agoIt’s a column, not a news report. Take it up with Joe of Joe’s Big Idea. “Columnist”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columnist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columnist
- DrScump 4y ago>"The object's weight was 1 kilogram." Leave it to NPR to not understand the difference between weight and mass
- ThePowerOfFuet 4y agohttps://text.npr.org/574044232 https://text.npr.org/574044232 NPR's site is in blatant violation of EU legislation mandating cookie opt-in, and instead uses a cookie wall. Shame on them.
- patrick451 4y agoSo what? It's an American website run by an American organization.
- pimlottc 4y agoWell, I for one for this to be a delightful little story.