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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/kurchanov96 on 2023-11-12 10:46:18.

Original Title: TIL the United States was slated to transition to the metric system, however, in 1793, the ship transporting the standardized meter and kilogram was seized by pirates and the measurements never arrived in the country…