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  2. Baseball (ball) - Wikipedia

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    A regulation baseball is 9 to 9.25 inches (229 to 235 mm) in circumference i.e. 2.86 to 2.94 inches (73 to 75 mm) in diameter, with a weight of 5 to 5.25 ounces (0.142 to 0.149 kg). [1] The leather cover is commonly formed from two saddle-shaped pieces stitched together, typically with red-dyed thread. There are 108 stitches on a regulation ...

  3. Comparison of baseball and softball - Wikipedia

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    11.875–12.125 inches (30.16–30.80 cm) in circumference, 6.25–7 ounces (177–198 g) in weigth. (11 inches (280 mm) for children 10 and under), less dense than a baseball, optic yellow 12 inches (300 mm) in circumference for men, 11 inches (280 mm) for women; less dense than a baseball, white or optic yellow Bat

  4. Comparison of baseball and cricket - Wikipedia

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    One main difference, however, is that the ball in cricket is harder and heavier in weight. The legal weight for the ball in baseball is from 5 to 5.25 ounces (142 to 149 g) [87] The ball in cricket must weigh between 5.5 and 5.75 ounces (156 and 163 g). [88] The typical bowling action of a fast bowler.

  5. Weight Watchers (diet) - Wikipedia

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    The Weight Watchers diet tries to restrict energy to achieve a weight loss of 0.5 to 1.0 kg per week, [1] [3] which is the medically accepted standard rate of a viable weight loss strategy. [4] The dietary composition is akin to low-fat diets [ 1 ] or moderate-fat and low-carbohydrate diet [ 5 ] depending on the variant used.

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    gallon: 4.54609 litres (about 6/5 of US gallon) 3.78541 liters (about 5/6 of UK gallon) gangbanger a participant in a "gang bang", a group sex activity gang member; group rapist garage (see also pronunciation differences) fuel filling station, e.g. "a Texaco garage" (also petrol station, US: gas station) a genre of music

  7. WW International - Wikipedia

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    WW International, Inc., formerly Weight Watchers International, Inc., is a global company headquartered in the U.S. that offers weight loss and maintenance, fitness, and mindset services such as the Weight Watchers comprehensive diet program. [3]

  8. Grain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The grain was the legal foundation of traditional English weight systems, [5] and is the only unit that is equal throughout the troy, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems of mass. [6]: C-6 The unit was based on the weight of a single grain of barley which was equal to about + 4 ⁄ 3 the weight of a single grain of wheat.

  9. Ounce - Wikipedia

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    An ounce-force is 1 ⁄ 16 of a pound-force, or about 0.2780139 newtons. It is defined as the force exerted by a mass of one avoirdupois ounce under standard gravity (at the surface of the earth, its weight). The "ounce" in "ounce-force" is equivalent to an avoirdupois ounce; ounce-force is a measurement of force using avoirdupois ounces.