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[-] nxfsi@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Romans: having 10 months in a year 2000 years before the metric system.

[-] teuast@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

they're so metric even their calendar is metric

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

The French had 10 months for a while...

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Committee of Public Safety got to the two others. Rip

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