Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inch, based on the length of a thumb, and the foot based on, well, the length of a foot, are inherently associated with human ...

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system ...

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Boris Johnson plans to make a celebratory announcement this week that pounds and ounces will be returning to the UK, according to reports. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022: UK events, street parties and ...

Mixing metric and imperial measures can lead to serious problems. Here are a few mixups that have resulted in mishaps. Image: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal ...

The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...