Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1310arrow-down1external-linkTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSupervisor194@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days ago“Give me 240 Sterlings for a Pound,” you’d say. Now where was I… ah, yes. The important thing was that I had a kipper in my waistcoat, which was the fashion at the time…
minus-squareztwhixsemhwldvka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoGrandpa Simpson Onion Story (YouTube)
“Give me 240 Sterlings for a Pound,” you’d say. Now where was I… ah, yes. The important thing was that I had a kipper in my waistcoat, which was the fashion at the time…
Grandpa Simpson Onion Story (YouTube)