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Re:Why the US and UK can’t stop fighting the metric system by musicale on Monday January 16, 2023 @06:32PM (#34407029)
1 pound = 240d divides evenly by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, etc.. And of course you have the extra factor of 4 with farthings.

And it's good for practicing arithmetic. ;-)

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