December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line ...

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 ...

In the world of measurements, two systems stand as giants: metric and imperial. Each has its own charm and quirks, much like characters in a classic novel. Metric, with its sleek, decimal-based design ...

34 KM FROM NOGALES, Ariz.— The highway that runs from Tucson, Ariz. to Mexico is about 63 miles long, but that fact won’t do you any good. That’s because I-19 is the only American highway that fully ...

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The metric system is used by almost every country in the world, making it a universal language of measurement. The United States officially endorsed the metric system in 1975, but implementation has ...

A recent Santa Barbara Charter School press release puts the American measurement system in the spotlight. The charter announced a $5,000 grant secured to support an interactive metric system learning ...

Here’s a good trivia question: What are the only 3 countries in the world that do not use the metric system? Everybody knows the good ol’ hard headed USA is in there, but the other two? How about ...