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  2. James E. Duffy (American football) - Wikipedia

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    Included in the team is J.E. Duffy, who holds the world's record for the drop kick, he having propelled the ball 168 feet seven and one half inches, at Ann Arbor May 22, 1886. It may be explained that a drop kick is made by letting the ball fall from the hands and kicking it at the very instant it rises.

  3. English units - Wikipedia

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    During the Anglo-Saxon period, the North German foot of 13.2 inches (335 millimetres) was the nominal basis for other units of linear measurement. The foot was divided into 4 palms or 12 thumbs. A cubit was 2 feet, an elne 4 feet. The rod was 15 Anglo-Saxon feet, the furlong 10 rods.

  4. List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company (301–400)

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    168 feet 6 inches (51.36 m) 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) 10 feet 5 inches (3.18 m) 506 long tons (514 t) ... 12 feet 2 inches (3.71 m) 204 long tons (207 t)

  5. List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company (1–200)

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    List of ships built by Aberdeen shipbuilders Hall, Russell & Company, to yard number 200.. The ships built in the sequence to 200 cover the period 1868 to 1876. The initial numbering began at 256, which was the numbering sequence used by Alexander Hall and Sons before switching to their own numbering sequence with the Inverness, the third ship built.

  6. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  7. SS Richard Randall - Wikipedia

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    168: Way number: 4: Laid down: 2 October 1944: Launched: 4 November 1944: Sponsored by: Mrs. Edward C. Marshall: Completed: 16 November 1944: Identification: Call Signal: KYTN [1] Fate: Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 29 July 1949; Sold for scrapping, 23 October 1964; General characteristics [2] Class and type ...

  8. List of snowiest places in the United States by state

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    Sukayu Onsen receives 694.5 inches (1,764 cm) (nearly 58 feet) of snow annually. Nearby mountain slopes may receive even more. ... Hawley Lake 168 inches (430 cm ...

  9. 1948 NCAA track and field championships - Wikipedia

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    George Marsanskis, Maine – 170 feet, 5 inches 3. Jim Burnham, Dartmouth – 168 feet. Hop, step and jump 1. Lloyd Lamois, Minnesota – 45 feet, 10 inches 2.