One thing that has always bothered me is how the United States insists on being different than the rest of the world. We call it soccer. We don’t have universal health care. We don’t even use the metric system!
The US is one of three countries in the world that do not use the metric system. GOOD Magazine has prepared a powerful graphic that shows how isolated we are.
See the full version here, including an explanation about the origin of the meter.
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