>>But why - it's so logical: if one foot has twelve inches, and one yard has three feet (funny animal, eh?), then how many ounces go into a pound? Of course, sixteen. Given all that, how many feet in a mile?
>>It's so easy to understand (neither do I :).
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>feet? yard? gallons? pounds??? Stop, you´re killing me!!! :)

Billion which equals european milliard (or milliyard - 0.91 mm). AM/PM (try to find a microwave which knows the day has 24 hours). Measuring tapes of "Euro" brand which measure inches only. Names for paper sizes, where A4 paper is exactly one foot long, while "Letter" is a much rounder number - 11 inches. NTSC. 110V/60Hz. Proof units for alcohol. Weapon caliber measured in number of balls of that size which can be made out of one pound of lead. Fahrenheit. Land and nautical miles. Distance measured in bolts of cloth, cables, chains, ells, fathoms, furlongs, hands, nails, palms (any body part forgotten?), skeins, rods, ropes, spans, yards.

You're dead :)