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List of humorous units of measurement

Favorite Wikipedia article of the day. Are you familiar with:

  • Firkins
  • Bloits and gloops
  • Beard-seconds
  • Donkeypower
  • The “Friedman”
  • Millihelens
  • Warhols and kilowarhols
  • The “Wheaton”

Integrate them into your life.

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    beard-second is defined as the length an average beard grows in one second. Using this. All the time.
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