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AtebYngNghymraeg t1_jdo8dqs wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Reply to comment by gofyourselftoo in TIL US & UK shoe sizes is based on the size of a Barleycorn! by VeryPoliteRaccoon

What's the European system based on? That's not exactly metric either.

Flemmbrav t1_jdq6omu wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:27 AM

You're somewhat right with that, it's based on 2/3rds of a centimeter. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_point