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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Serving sizes on nutrition labelling on food packages in Canada employ the metric cup of 250 mL, with nutrition labelling in the US using a cup of 240 mL, based on the US customary cup. [4] * In the UK, teaspoons and tablespoons are formally ⁠ 1 / 160 ⁠ and ⁠ 1 / 40 ⁠ of an imperial pint (3·55 mL and 14·21 mL), respectively.

  3. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    An American tumbler is 1 ⁄ 2 of a US fluid pint, the same size as a cup. Whiskey Barrel: 53 US gallons: 44 Imp. gallons: 200 L: American Standard Barrel (ASB). An international standard measurement for whiskey. Whiskey Hogshead: 66 US gallons: 55 Imp. gallons--250 L: An international standard measurement for whiskey. Whiskey Butt: 132 US ...

  4. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    One US fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US pint, 1 ⁄ 32 of a US quart, and 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon. The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup are defined in terms of a fluid ounce as 1 ⁄ 6 , 1 ⁄ 2 , and 8 fluid ounces respectively.

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

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    one of five equal parts into which something is divided bottle of spirits ("a fifth of bourbon"), traditionally 1/5 of a US gallon, now the metric near-equivalent of 750 mL. to "plead the Fifth (Amendment)", i.e. refuse to testify against oneself in an incriminating manner filth (the filth) the police (derogatory slang) dirt, disgusting substance

  6. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    9.25 L (2.44 US gal) kile كيله‎ bushel: 4 şinik: 37 L (9.8 US gal) Weight. Local name ... but with an annual duration equal to a solar year after 1840.

  7. Residential water use in the U.S. and Canada - Wikipedia

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    Each load uses on average 29.3 gallons (111 liters) of water. According to EPA, a full-sized Energy Star certified clothes washer (with "water factor" - WF ≤ 8.0 gal/cycle/ft^3) should use on average 15 gallons (57 liters) of water per load, compared to at least two times that volume used by a standard machine. [14]

  8. Portuguese cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Hancock's boat was seized after he had unloaded a cargo of 25 casks (3,150 gallons) of Madeira wine, and a dispute arose over import duties. The seizure of the Liberty caused riots to erupt among the people of Boston. Madeira wine was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson after George Wythe introduced him to it. [88]

  9. Starbucks - Wikipedia

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    In April 2013, Starbucks introduced reusable cups where customers would be able to bring their cup into any location and receive a small discount on their drink. [336] When the COVID-19 pandemic first began in 2019, the company halted the use of personal cups due to concerns with the transferring of germs. [ 337 ]