Why isn’t the U.S. on the metric system? The answer might surprise you.
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Why isn’t the U.S. on the metric system? The answer might surprise you.
hat’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? A topic to discuss? It’s Wednesday Night Open Thread.
Who wants to start?
The ancient Greeks used cannabis on their animals. Battle-wounded horses had their wounds dressed with cannabis after battle. Furthermore, the ancient Greeks used cannabis on themselves to treat inflammation, ear pain and more. It’s thought that using medical cannabis in Arabic countries was spread by the ancient Greeks.
Those silly Geeks, I mean Greeks, I guess getting the munchies was the only was to make a Greek salad palatable.
How else would that groovy dude Democratus — I mean, Democritus — have come up with such far-out sayings as: “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion”?
Then the Romans came along, and started saying things in High Latin.
Whoa, but what exactly IS empty space?
Tonight’s history lesson………….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGvwTo26iog
We’re not on the metric system cuz it sucks.
We were supposed to go on it in 1980 but all that happened was 64oz soda went to two liters and cars got a kph line.