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REVOLUTIONARY FERVOR CHECK, sans-culotte! For your sake, it should be FRACTIONAL (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 32 points 4 months ago

Explanation: Celsius is preferred over Fahrenheit as a unit of measurement for temperature because it adheres to a more 'rational' and organized system, the same appeal as with the metric system. During the French Revolution, France implemented both of those things as standard... and also attempted to implement a new calendar, a new division of time, and a new epoch marker. Happy 234th YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC everyone!