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edoceo on Aug 31, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why are there 5280 feet in a mile? (2009)

Those boots are for walking all day (eg: infantry) - not walking very fast.

dredmorbius on Aug 31, 2020 [–]

You seem to have something else in mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-league_boots

edoceo on Aug 31, 2020 | [–]

Huh, yea, TIL

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