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Hi Hawkins , Great story and thanks for sharing it . Regards "Hawkins, Darwin" wrote: > Did you ever wonder how things got to be the way they are? > Sometimes you have to go way back into antiquity for the reason. > Here's an example: > > > The US Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, > > 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+