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Rock_man_bears_fan t1_j61vroc wrote
Reply to comment by iamveryDerp in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
Forgot about the “damn the Supreme Court” president lol
Rock_man_bears_fan t1_j61u5px wrote
Reply to comment by gravi-tea in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
When was the last time the answer to any of these questions were relevant to you?
Rock_man_bears_fan t1_j61tz3z wrote
Reply to comment by iamveryDerp in TIL to decide what measurement system America should use, John Quincy Adams took 3 1/2 years to produce a 268 page Report on Weights and Measures that ultimately concluded changing to the French metric system would be too difficult for the young nation. Congress took no action on the report. by iamveryDerp
I mean he was the 6th president. Is he really “old school” if you can count the number of previous presidents on one hand?
Rock_man_bears_fan t1_jd0eia9 wrote
Reply to comment by nikobruchev in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1
What in the European fuck are y’all doing up there? Why do you have a heraldic system?