Quilotoa to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHamsterRagelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 hours agoMy BIL still gives his weight in “stone”. As in, “I’m 12 stone, 7 lbs and 3 ounces”. I joke with him that only makes sense to people who are comfortable with Pounds, Shillings and Pence, too.
minus-squarecharade_you_are@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoIt all makes perfect sense
My BIL still gives his weight in “stone”. As in, “I’m 12 stone, 7 lbs and 3 ounces”.
I joke with him that only makes sense to people who are comfortable with Pounds, Shillings and Pence, too.
It all makes perfect sense