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On 18 Jun 2025 03:55:32 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> Besides 'metre' goes back to the French National Assembly that wanted
> to reinvent everything including 10 day weeks with the days named
> after plants.

Frustratingly, the year persisted in having 365.25[...] days no matter
how severely they threatened to guillotine it ;)