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~~[MERIT]~~ · 01-06-2007, 05:13 PM

Ive got a question for you brits, how did the monetary unit of "pounds" come into use? Did that amount of money used to weigh a "pound" (which would be odd considering you use the metric system)? Im too lazy to google it.

01-06-2007, 05:13 PM	#1500 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,823	Ive got a question for you brits, how did the monetary unit of "pounds" come into use? Did that amount of money used to weigh a "pound" (which would be odd considering you use the metric system)? Im too lazy to google it.