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Originally Posted by richierich
Interesting story behind why the US gallon is smaller. We sent a "standard" gallon container to the US, while they were still a colony, it came loose on the crossing, fell of its shelf and was dented, making it hold less than the original it was copied from. It was the only one they had so the settlers used that one.
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To make sure we get even further from the topic. Does anyone know when QI is back on the telly?
And sure there are autobahns in Europe, but only in Germany. So I suspect it's more to do with making the car more economic and quicker 0-60 mph.