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Gay activists carry a mile-long rainbow banner through New York City to mark the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. June 26, 1994. (quokk.au)
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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

if you speak a Latin-based language you will likely recognize “mile” as meaning 1,000

Ohhh, that makes so much sense. In Spanish, "one mile" = "una milla" from "millar" = a thousand units