Almost every country in the world uses the metric system…..almost.There are still a few stragglers, like the United States, who use units handed down to them from the British. These are known as Imperial Units.These units often confuse those living in countries that use the metric system….as well as those who live in countries that use Imperial Units. They don’t often make sense. They don’t have any consistency between units, and their histories are quite murky.Learn more about imperial units and how they were developed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.SponsorsSign up for ButcherBox today by going to Butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily at checkout to get $30 off your first box!Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes--------------------------------Executive Producer: Charles DanielAssociate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhereUpdate your podcast app at newpodcastapps.comDiscord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFhInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredailyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretripWebsite: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices