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  2. Hundredweight - Wikipedia

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    The long or imperial hundredweight of 8 stone or 112 pounds (50.80 kg) is defined in the British imperial system. [2] Under both conventions, there are 20 hundredweight in a ton, producing a "short ton" of 2,000 pounds (907.2 kg) and a "long ton" of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kg).

  3. Pound (mass) - Wikipedia

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    The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.Various definitions have been used; the most common today is the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.453 592 37 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. [1]

  4. Quintal - Wikipedia

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    In France it used to be defined as 100 livres (pounds), about 48.95 kg (108 lb), and has been redefined as 100 kg (mesures usuelles), thus called metric quintal with symbol qq. In Spain , the quintal is still defined as 100 libras , or about 46 kg (101 lb), but the metric quintal is also defined as 100 kg; [ 3 ] In Portugal a quintal is 128 ...

  5. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    ≡ 1 ⁄ 7000 lb av ≡ 64.798 91 mg: grave: gv grave was the original name of the kilogram ≡ 1 kg hundredweight (long) long cwt or cwt ≡ 112 lb av = 50.802 345 44 kg: hundredweight (short); cental: sh cwt ≡ 100 lb av = 45.359 237 kg: hyl; metric slug: ≡ 1 kgf / 1 m/s 2 = 9.806 65 kg: kilogram (kilogramme) kg ≈ mass of the prototype ...

  6. This Is the Real Reason Why 'Pounds' Is Abbreviated to 'lbs'

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  7. List of heaviest people - Wikipedia

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    Yokozuna, the heaviest WWE wrestler, weighing between 267 kg (589 lb; 42 st 1 lb) and 317 kg (699 lb; 49 st 13 lb) at his peak. Barry Austin and Jack Taylor, two obese British men documented in the comedy-drama The Fattest Man in Britain. Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was 316 kg (697 lb; 49 st 11 lb).

  8. Kathy Bates Says She's Lost 100 Lbs. in Last 6 Years: 'Don’t ...

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    “It’s helped me tremendously that, over the last six or seven years, I’ve lost 100 pounds,” she told the outlet. “I don’t think I’ve been this slim since I was in college.”

  9. Kathy Bates Reveals She’s Lost 100 Lbs in Last ‘6 ... - AOL

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    Kathy Bates is feeling more confident than ever after losing 100 pounds. “It’s helped me tremendously that, over the last six or seven years, I’ve lost 100 pounds,” the actress, 76, said ...