Why The U.S. Still Uses Imperial Measurement

In the U.S., one mile equals 1,760 yards. One yard is three feet and one foot is 12 inches.

Humans have been measuring things for a long time.

In fact, in 1215 the Magna Carta called for “standard measures of wine, ale, and corn.” 

Today, most of the world does its measuring in the metric system, a simple system based off ten.