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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.75 m – (5 feet 8 inches) – height of average U.S. male human as of 2002 (source: U.S. CDC as per female above) 2.4 m – wingspan of a mute swan; 2.5 m – height of a sunflower; 2.7 m – length of a leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle; 2.72 m – (8 feet 11 inches) – tallest-known human (Robert Wadlow) [31]

  3. BL 5.5-inch medium gun - Wikipedia

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    The UK replacement for 5.5 inch was the FH-70 155 mm towed howitzer, in service as the L121. The last 5.5 rounds were fired in the UK in 1995. The last 5.5 rounds were fired in the UK in 1995. In use, the 5.5 was generally towed by the AEC Matador artillery tractor .

  4. BL 5.5-inch Mk I naval gun - Wikipedia

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    5.5-inch Mk I at National War Memorial Southern Command. This weapon was developed by Coventry Ordnance Works in 1913 and offered to the Greek Navy as the main armament for two new cruisers building at Cammell Laird. On the outbreak Of World War I the two ships were purchased by Britain as HMS Chester and HMS Birkenhead. The RN was happy with ...

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Rack units are typically denoted without a space between the number of units and the 'U'. Thus, a 4U server enclosure (case) is seven inches (177.8 mm) high, or more practically, built to occupy a vertical space seven inches high, with sufficient clearance to allow movement of adjacent hardware.

  6. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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    The Reagan administration made Letter-size paper the norm for US federal forms in the early 1980s; previously, the smaller "official" Government Letter size, 8 by 10.5 inches (203.2 by 266.7 mm) (aspect ratio: 1.3125), was used in government, while 8.5-by-11-inch (215.9 by 279.4 mm) paper was standard in most other offices. [2]

  7. 5 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    Caliber (inch) Case type Case length (mm) Case length (inch) Rim (mm) Rim (inch) Base (mm) Base (inch) Shoulder (mm) Shoulder (inch) Neck (mm) Neck (inch) OAL (mm) OAL (inch) Primer .19 Calhoon Hornet: 5.030: 0.198 rimmed bottlenecked 35.310: 1.390 8.890: 0.350 7.470: 0.294 7.260: 0.286 5.460: 0.215 - - .19 Badger: 5.030: 0.198 rimless ...

  8. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A wiffle, also referred to as a WAM for Wiffle (ball) assisted measurement, is equal to a sphere 89 millimetres (3.5 inches) in diameter – the size of a Wiffle ball, a perforated, light-weight plastic ball frequently used by marine biologists as a size reference in photos to measure corals and other objects.

  9. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    After his death in 1821, the French emperor's height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet, which in English measurements is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m). [339] [340] The nose of the Great Sphinx of Giza was not shot off by Napoleon's troops during the French campaign in Egypt (1798–1801); it has been missing since at least the 10th century.