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  2. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A metric ounce is an approximation of the imperial ounce, US dry ounce, or US fluid ounce. These three customary units vary. However, the metric ounce is usually taken as 25 or 30 ml (0.88 or 1.06 imp fl oz; 0.85 or 1.01 US fl oz) when volume is being measured, or in grams when mass is being measured.

  3. Metrication in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A shampoo label from the U.S. that shows a round metric quantity taking secondary status in parentheses next to non-integer U.S. customary quantity. Metrication (or metrification) is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring units.

  4. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The United States dollar ... (0.7734375 troy ounces) fine silver or, from ... The Act also limited the free silver right of individuals to convert bullion into only ...

  5. Gallon - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] A US liquid gallon can contain about 3.785 kilograms or 8.34 pounds of water at 3.98 °C (39.16 °F), and is about 16.7% less than the imperial gallon. There are four quarts in a gallon, two pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint, which makes the US fluid ounce equal to ⁠ 1 / 128 ⁠ of a US gallon.

  6. State tax levels in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This data is collected by the United States Census Bureau for state governments during fiscal year 2012. These statistics include tax collections for state governments only; they do not include tax collections from local governments.

  7. American football - Wikipedia

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    American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, [nb 1] is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

  8. Pemmican - Wikipedia

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    Chokeberries (Aronia prunifolia) sometimes are added to pemmican.. Pemmican has traditionally been made using whatever meat was available at the time: large game meat such as bison, deer, elk, or moose, but also fish such as salmon, and smaller game such as duck; [10] [11] while contemporary pemmican may also include beef.

  9. Anna Haining Bates - Wikipedia

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    Anna Haining Bates (née Swan; August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888) was a Canadian woman notable for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m). [1] [2] She was one of the tallest women who ever lived.