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Common Units of Measurement

How many of these common words do you know?
Horizontales
The Julian and Gregorian calendars have 12 of them. The Hebrew calendar also has 12, but sometimes it has 13 of them!
This measurement of mass is exactly 28.349523125 grams! But people usually just say "There are sixteen of these in a pound"
This measurement is 5280 feet long. The official length of a marathon is 26.219 of these.
When you buy carpet, you order it by the "???" yard.
This is 366 days long. In Ireland, it's a tradition that a woman can ask a man to marry her during this time!
This temperature scale was invented in 1724. America is one of the only nations that uses it today.
Eight fluid ounces. A Starbucks Grande drink is two of these.
When you hear someone talk about paying "2 bits", they're referring to this coin.
Americans use this measurement to pump gas
This word can refer to weight, money, or what you do with a hammer!
The British use this term to order beer. In America, it means one-half of a quart.
There are ten of these in a century. This term is often used to refer to a "cultural time", such as the 60s (birth of classic rock), the 70s (punk rock), or the 80s (new age).
Have you ever "picked a peck of pickled peppers"? Years ago, a peck was equal to eight of these. Today, we just say it's 32 ounces.
Verticales
There are 24 of these in a day. You'll spend somewhere between 1300 and 1400 of these at school in one school year.
39.37 inches, it's slightly longer than a yard.
Europeans use this system in which everything is a multiple of 10
Europeans use this to measure their weight.
Three of these make one tablespoon. Good to know if you like to bake!
Previously known as "Centigrade", water freezes at 0-degrees in this temperature scale.
In America and Canada, this is 2000 pounds. In Europe, it's 2240 pounds.
There are 86,400 of these in a day. For those who like big numbers, there are 31,556,952 of these in a year.
You can buy soda in bottles this size. It's just a little more than a quart.
52.142857 of these make one year (but most people usually just say 52)