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the stubborn little unit America refuses to surrender, defined by a thumb and sheer spite
thumb originNamed from the width of a human thumb
exact metricLegally defined as precisely 25.4 millimeters
rain meaningAn inch of rain weighs 113 tons per acre
latin twinSame root as ounce, both meaning one-twelfth
holdout clubOnly three countries still use it officially