Yep, thats just how we roll.
Just like our measurement system.
12 inches = 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard, 2 yards = 1 fathom, 5.5 yards = 1 rod, 22 yards = 1 chain, 220 yards = 1 Furlong, 5,280 feet = 1 mile, 3 miles = 1 league.
Now that is the measurements we use in America, although rods, chains, furlongs, and leagues are rarely used any more and fathoms are usually used in water depth measurements.
There is no ryhme or reason to it, just like there is no ryhme or reason to how we write the date.
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