Wondering why the United States measures things in inches and pounds? The answer will definitely surprise you All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

While these three countries continue to use the imperial system, both Liberia and Myanmar are gradually introducing metric units, which are already widely used in some contexts. In the United States, ...