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mtreddit4 t1_j2cmpq6 wrote

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ElfMage83 t1_j2dfwrj wrote

Kilometers are shorter than miles, which you'd know if you learned both systems like Americans do.

Besides, the modern mile is based on the ancient Roman mile (mille passus, where each pace is ~30 inches), far older than either metric or US customary length. A modern mile is roughly twice as long as a Roman mile.

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