In 2025, award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, died. She was 95. Her family says Plowright died at a retirement home for actors in southern England, ...

Only approximately 109 meters separate two similar, yet different, track and field events, the 1500 meters and the mile. Here ...

Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat.

The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...

No More Rulers has released Calder-isms, a new book that highlights the wit and wisdom of Alexander Calder, the American sculptor best known for inventing the “mobile.” Named by his friend Marcel ...

This video breaks down why metric is the global standard, how it’s defined by the laws of physics, and why the U.S., Liberia, and Myanmar remain the last holdouts. Could the world ever fully ...

Sign at Ruler Foods on Town Center Boulevard on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Ruler Foods on Town Center Boulevard is scheduled for closing Aug. 18. The grocery’s Springfield Avenue location will remain ...

There's a new multitool in the works to tackle a range of measurement, drawing, cutting, and positioning tasks, all in a pocket-sized package. If you're an architect, engineer, contractor, woodworker, ...

Rulers rebelled against the Absolute Being, who created them for entertainment, leading to his demise on his throne. Absolute Being may not have fought back due to a lack of fighting skills, making ...

Writing from India, Ankit loves anything remotely fictional. He's been watching anime for years now, collecting characters and songs that he cherishes. He also speaks a little bit of Japanese, so feel ...