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==Temperature==
[[File:Raumthermometer Fahrenheit+Celsius.jpg|thumb|A dual unit thermometer, Fahrenheit on the outside, Celsius on the inside.]]
The standard unit of temperature in the United States is the degree Fahrenheit (See below for Celsius equivalent). The boiling point of water at sea level is 212° and its freezing point is 32°. Fun fact: the distance between freezing and boiling is 180°; this was intended by Daniel Fahrenheit as it would make it easier to mark a rotary-gauge thermometer: 180 angular degrees could equal 180 temperature degrees.
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