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A 'hogshead' varies in precise quantity according to the alcohol liquid under discussion, but is about 50 gallons. And a furlong is 220 yards*. So you're happy with a car that needs 150 gallons to go 220 yards. What the **** are you driving, Mark? * i.e. 10 chains - 1 chain being the...

Most recently-printed books and recipes in magazines that I've used use metric only. But tablespoon and teaspoon measures are still used.

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In the late 18th century, new coinage was introduced in the UK, in which a penny when new weighed exactly one ounce. This was part of an effort to get a new and uniform system of coinage, weights and measures. The coins (called 'cartwheel pennies' because of their thick rims) were beautiful to...