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   Paul Dormer  wrote:   
   > In article , tppm@ca.rr.com   
   > (Tim Merrigan) wrote:   
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   >>   
   >> I thought in the UK a pound was a unit of currency.   
   >   
   > And a pound sterling apparently originally meant a pound weight of silver   
   > coins called sterlings.   
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   I always thought it was a pound of sterling silver.   
      
   Adjacent fun fact: A mile was originally defined as 1000 paces of a Roman   
   soldier.   
      
   Therefore it's  a metric unit, the kilopace.   
      
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