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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [3] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals.

  3. Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure - Wikipedia

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    The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011.

  4. Pound (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.Various definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.453 592 37 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. [1]

  5. History of the rupee - Wikipedia

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    At the time of independence (in 1947), India's currency was pegged to pound sterling, and the exchange rate was a shilling and six pence for a rupee — which worked out to ₹13.33 to the pound. [23] The dollar-pound exchange rate then was $4.03 to the pound, which in effect gave a rupee-dollar rate in 1947 of around ₹3.30.

  6. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    Time for 12° increase of longitudinal angle between Moon and Sun ≈ 1 day (varies 19–26 hours) pakṣa (lunar fortnight) 15 tithis: ≈ 15 days māsa (lunar month) 2 pakṣas: gaura (bright) or śukla pakṣa during waxing moon; kṛṣṇa (dark) pakṣa during waning moon: ≈ 30 days (29.5 days) ṛitu (season) 2 māsas: ≈ 60 days ...

  7. Whoopi Goldberg Weighed ‘Almost 300 Lbs While Filming 'Till ...

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    Whoopi Goldberg. Getty Images (2) Whoopi Goldberg got candid about what inspired her recent weight loss. During a discussion about the Monday, March 18, ABC special Shame, Blame and the Weight ...

  8. Your Poop Can Weigh Up To Four Pounds, But That Doesn't ... - AOL

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    Either way, pooping won’t affect your weight in any huge way—even if it does feel like you just dropped 10 pounds. That amazing feeling is more about de-bloating than actual loss of body mass.

  9. Exchange rate history of the Indian rupee - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of tables showing the historical timeline of the exchange rate for the Indian rupee (INR) against the special drawing rights unit (SDR), United States dollar (USD), pound sterling (GBP), Deutsche mark (DM), euro (EUR) and Japanese yen (JPY). The rupee was worth one shilling and sixpence in sterling in 1947.