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Re:Gimli Glider by MagnumOpus on Monday December 19, 2016 @03:27AM (#13210222)
Sure, but it is a normal metric pint (0.5L) - and the demi is 250mL.

In the UK and US they still have ye olde measures - 568.3mL and 473.2mL respectively.

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Re:Gimli Glider by rmc on Monday December 19, 2016 @04:25AM (#13210386)
AFAIK US pints for aren't 568ml. Whoever said everything is bigger in America didn't include the beer.
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