A nautical mile is longer than a standard mile. A nautical mile is 1.15 standard miles.
Today's Question:
Name four common, commercially grown plants that belong to the nightshade family.
I'm pretty sure bella donna is one of them.
(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, October 5, 2011; http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_07.htm; http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/637/whats-the-origin-of-miles-and-yards; http://www.videos.sailingcourse.com/images/distance.jpg; http://www.videos.sailingcourse.com/distance_measurement.htm)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack for Patricia Ladensack
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