And so by the fifteenth century, on October 8, the Europeans were looking for a new place to try to get to, and they came up with a new concept: the West.
Dave BarryWe kids feared many things in those days - werewolves, dentists, North Koreans, Sunday School - but they all paled in comparison with Brussels sprouts.
Dave BarryThus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
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