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  2. Cup (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...

  3. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    Amount of ethanol defined as one standard drink in the U.S. (13.7 grams) [66] 2–4 × 10 −2 kg Adult mouse (Mus musculus, 20–40 grams) [67] 2.8 × 10 −2 kg Ounce (avoirdupois) (28.3495 grams) [59] 4.7 × 10 −2 kg Mass equivalent of the energy that is 1 megaton of TNT equivalent [59] [68] 10 −1 hectogram (hg) 0.1-0.2 kg An orange (100 ...

  4. Historical Russian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    4.380 fl oz 4.208 fl oz kruzhka кру́жка: mug: 2 ⁄ 5: 80 1.312 L 2.309 pints 2.773 pints garnyec [2] га́рнец: pot 1 200 3.279842 L 5.772 pints 3.466 quarts vyedro ведро́: bucket 4 800 13.12 L 2.886 gal 3.466 gal chyetvyerik четвери́к: small quarter 8 1,600 26.239 L 2.886 pecks: 2.978 pecks: os'mina осьми́на ...

  5. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In dry weight, the omer weighed between 1.560 kg to 1.770 kg, being the quantity of flour required to separate therefrom the dough offering. [32] In the Torah, it is the Priestly Code which refers to the omer , rather than to the se'ah or kab ; [ 1 ] textual scholars view the Priestly Code as one of the later sources of the Torah, dating from a ...

  6. Italian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    An example of a Tavole di ragguaglio (Conversion Table) in 1860 when Tuscany became part of modern Italy. Milan adopted the metric system in 1803, during the Napoleonic wars, albeit reusing names of older units. [1] [2] After the Congress of Vienna, the various Italian states reverted to their original systems of measurements.

  7. Drink can - Wikipedia

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    Improved manufacturing techniques had allowed Australian manufacturers to reduce metal requirements from the 1992 average of 16.55 grams (0.584 oz). [19] In 2011, an empty U.S.-size can weighed approximately one-half ounce (14 g), with approximately 34 per pound or 70 per kilogram.

  8. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    A 5-ounce serving of wine contains 100 to 130 calories. A 12-ounce serving of beer contains 95 to 200 calories. [91] According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, based on NHANES 2013–2014 surveys, women ages 20 and up consume on average 6.8 grams/day and men consume on average 15.5 grams/day. [92]

  9. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the first macadamized road in the United States (1823). In the foreground, workers are breaking stones "so as not to exceed 6 ounces [170 g] in weight or to pass a two-inch [5 cm] ring". [74] There were only a few roads outside of cities at the beginning of the 19th century, but turnpikes were being built.