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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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American datesmake sense. Today is October 7, 2008. That would be 10/7/2008. It is not seven October, it's October seventh.
Odd facts about Farenheit: he based 0 degrees on the freezing of seawater and 100 degrees on human body temperature. Only thing is, he was a drunk, so his own body temperature was usually elevated- hence normal body temp being 98.6 degrees F.
Celcius used fresh water's freezing and boiling points to establish 0 and 100. This incidentally means that one degree C is about two degrees F.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 7 Oct 2008, 15:30,
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