@SmudgeTheInsultCat when people complain about the weirdness of kilometers, remind them that “mile” means “thousand,” and was originally a thousand (two-step) paces of a Roman legionnaire. It was the Elizabethan English who redefined it to 8 furlongs, making it five tomatoes.

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@Cdespinosa @SmudgeTheInsultCat a furlong is about as far as a man can sprint before running out of breath, so to communicate quickly over a mile you need 7 runners

this is pure speculation but it's worth it to beat the french

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