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cool110110 t1_j1dd6wy wrote
Reply to comment by arthurdentstowels in TIL that DMVs in the US are allowed to sell some of your personal information and do. This practice is legal under federal law. For example, Florida’s DMV made $77 million and California’s DMV made $52 million in 2017 through this practice alone. by TheKeyboardKid
They sell it as well, how else would private parking companies know where to send the threatening letters.
cool110110 t1_jdr7tfp wrote
Reply to comment by Low_Brass_Rumble in TIL US & UK shoe sizes is based on the size of a Barleycorn! by VeryPoliteRaccoon
> Ropes, rods/poles, Gunter’s chains, and Ramsden chains were units for surveying, named after actual tools, and never used outside of that context.
The Gunter’s chain is used in other contexts, the most important being in cricket.