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Jefferson actually intended to make metric standard in the US back in 1793. Unfortunately, the ship carrying the standard measurements from France was captured by pirates.
Wake up babe! I know what we're gonna use our time machine for...
That's amazing, these pirates had a huge effect on history and probably didn't even know it or care.
Those pirates blew up our satellite!