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  2. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Volume was measured in ngogn (equal to 1000 cubic potrzebies), mass in blintz (equal to the mass of 1 ngogn of halva, which is "a form of pie [with] a specific gravity of 3.1416 and a specific heat of .31416"), and time in seven named units (decimal powers of the average earth rotation, equal to 1 "clarke").

  3. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A German geographic mile (geographische Meile) is defined as 1 ⁄ 15 equatorial degrees, equal to 7,420.54 m (24,345.6 ft).A common German mile, land mile, or post mile (Gemeine deutsche Meile, Landmeile, Postmeile) was defined in various ways at different places and different times.

  4. List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, with a lens diameter of 43 inches, is technically the largest, with 39 inches clear for the aperture.The second largest refracting telescope in the world is the Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refractor, used for astronomical and scientific observation for over a century.

  5. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    By comparison, the total mass of all the stars in the Milky Way is estimated to be between 4.6 × 10 10 M ☉ [146] and 6.43 × 10 10 M ☉. [ 141 ] In addition to the stars, there is also interstellar gas, comprising 90% hydrogen and 10% helium by mass, [ 147 ] [ unreliable source? ] with two thirds of the hydrogen found in the atomic form and ...

  6. 4K resolution - Wikipedia

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    3840 × 1600 (2.40:1 or 12:5); a number of computer monitors with this resolution have been produced, the first being the 37.5-inch (95 cm) LG 38UC99-W released in 2016. This resolution is equivalent to WQXGA (2560 × 1600) extended in width by 50%, or 3840 × 2160 reduced in height by ≈26%. [141]

  7. 8 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    Name Bullet Case type Case length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL .32 Ballard Extra Long [2]: 8.05 (.317) 31.50 (1.24) 9.37 (.369) 8.15 (.321) 8.05 (.318) 45.7 (1.80)

  8. 7 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    Name Bullet Case length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL .270 British: 7.04 mm (0.277 in) 46 mm (1.8 in) 11.3 mm (0.44 in) 11.3 mm (0.44 in) - - 62.3 (2.45)

  9. Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia receives an average of 43.47 inches (110 cm) of precipitation annually, [112] with the Shenandoah Valley being the state's driest region. [ 113 ] Virginia has around 35–45 days with thunderstorms annually, and storms are common in the late afternoon and evenings between April and September. [ 114 ]