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  2. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    The general standard for liquids is 31.5 gal or half a hogshead. The common 55-gallon size of drum for storing and transporting various products and wastes is sometimes confused with a barrel, though it is not a standard measure. In the U.S., single servings of beverages are usually measured in fluid ounces.

  3. American Measurement Standard - Wikipedia

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    The American Measurement Standard. ISBN 978-0-578-00244-6. Size Matters-Residential Square Footage. ISBN 978-1500866075 and; How to Measure a House. ISBN 978-1456491987. Realtor Magazine. "In Search of A Standard." September 2008. Approved for use by the Mississippi Appraisal Board. January 2019.

  4. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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    The act also reaffirmed the use of the brass standard yard and platinum standard pound as the standards for use in the United Kingdom, reaffirmed the use of apothecaries measures in the pharmaceutical industry, reaffirmed the 1824 definition of the gallon, removed the Troy pound from the list of legal units of measure, added the fathom to the ...

  5. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    Because the standard size of Canadian beer bottles predates the adoption of the metric system in Canada, the bottles are still sold and labelled in Canada as 341 mL. Canned beer in Canada is sold and labelled in 355 mL cans (12.5 imperial fl oz), and when exported to the United States, they are labelled as 12 fl oz.

  6. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Consumer-size photographic film is commonly sold in a 35 mm standard (24×36 mm negative), although print sizes and large format films are defined in inches. Digital camera sensor sizes are measured in an archaic manner indicating inverse fractions of an inch representing the diameter of an equivalent vidicon tube.

  7. US comic Nate Bargatze is being praised for the latest edition of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted on 28 October.. In particular, fans of the long-running sketch show are expressing their ...

  8. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    He was unsuccessful in introducing a standard unit of length throughout his realm: an analysis of the measurements of Charlieu Abbey shows that during the 9th century the Roman foot of 296.1 mm (11.66 in) was used; when it was rebuilt in the 10th century, a foot of about 320 mm (12.6 in) [Note 1] was used. At the same time, monastic buildings ...

  9. Category : Customary units of measurement in the United States

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    Pages in category "Customary units of measurement in the United States" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .