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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://noc.social/users/todayilearned/statuses/116077446104765770">Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Monday, 16-Feb-2026 10:05:39 JST</a><a href="https://noc.social/@todayilearned" title="todayilearned@noc.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/45561-48-20240526153207.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Today I learned" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Today I learned</a></section><article><p>TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measured by every other step.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Roman" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Roman</a><br><a href="https://noc.social/tags/til" rel="tag">#til</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/todayilearned" rel="tag">#todayilearned</a><br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r5up46/til_the_word_mile_comes_from_the_roman_empire_for/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r5up46/til_the_word_mile_comes_from_the_roman_empire_for/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6158361#notice-12132493">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-02-16T10:05:39+09:00" title="Monday, 16-Feb-2026 10:05:39 JST">about 3 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://noc.social/@todayilearned/116077446104765770" rel="external" title="Sent from noc.social via ActivityPub">noc.social</a></span></span><a href="https://noc.social/@todayilearned/116077446104765770">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5800326">Untitled attachment</a></label><br><a href="https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/077/446/090/376/407/original/65c7baefd88ee373.jpg" rel="external">https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/077/446/090/376/407/original/65c7baefd88ee373.jpg</a></li><li><article><header><div>No result found on File_thumbnail lookup.</div><h5><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1r5up46/til_the_word_mile_comes_from_the_roman_empire_for/">TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measured by every other step.</a></h5><div> from <span>TheScienceGiant</span></div></header><div></div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measured by every other step.
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