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[-] jerrimu@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

When I was 6 in 1980, they told us we would be switching in a year or two.

[-] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

I'd heard of that before so after a quick google America passed the Metric Conversion Act in 1975 then in 1982 the Metric Board was abolished by President Ronald Reagan...

So like the harbinger of doom for American progress he was Regan killed it...

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