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July 28, 1866

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1866 the metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States. Parents and teachers and preachers all started to immediately complain. They said that if pounds and pints and gallons were good enough for Jesus, Moses, and Noah, then … Continue reading

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