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wrote on 19 Feb 2025, 03:13 last edited by
In case you ever wondered why wine bottles are exactly 750 ml. and not, for example 1 liter (1000 milliliters).
In the 19th century the main customer of the French wine producers was England. The English unit of measurement for liquid volume is imperial gallon, which is equal to 4.54609 liters. To simplify the calculations when converting units of measurement, the French transported wine from Bordeaux in 225 liter barrels or exactly 50 gallons, corresponding to 300 bottles of 750 ml. To make it easier for them, they assumed that 50 gallons = 300 bottles.
So, one gallon corresponds to 6 bottles. In fact, this is the reason why even today, wine cases often contain 6 bottles. -
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Wow. I wonder if that is factual.
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wrote on 2 Mar 2025, 19:33 last edited by jon-nyc 3 Feb 2025, 19:34
Las Vegas, 1947.
It was just an amusing pit stop on Route 66.
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That’s almost freakish.
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wrote on 4 Mar 2025, 00:04 last edited by LuFins Dad 3 Apr 2025, 00:08
That stat’s almost irrelevant without knowing the number of opportunities, which is completely dependent on the batters before you.
By comparison, he had more home runs and significantly more RBIs in 1985, but 0 grand slams.
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wrote on 4 Mar 2025, 00:28 last edited by Horace 3 Apr 2025, 00:31
I don't see how you slice up that stat where it's not remarkable somehow. Here is more context for the six HR season:
With the bases loaded Don was 9-for-19 (.474 BA) in 21 plate appearances, and in addition to his six grand slams had two singles, a double, a pair of sacrifice flies and 33 RBIs. Prior to 1987, he was just 12-for-47 (.255 BA) with just one extra-base hit in career bases-loaded situations.
So he probably had around 150 plate appearances with bases loaded over his career, if he averaged the same in the seasons after the huge one as he did in the seasons prior.
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@jon-nyc I would just like one days interest on that!!!
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wrote on 5 Mar 2025, 11:58 last edited by@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
- Estonia is one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world, with e-residency and e-voting systems.
Has there been many large scale voter frauds in Estonia?