In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MYRIAMETER
myriameter, myriametre, mym
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Myr"i*a*me`ter, Myr"i*a*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. myriamètre. See Myria-, and Meter.]
Definition: A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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