Furlong the common length for English Measures four Poles, as answering indifferently to the Englishs Mile and Acre, 10 such Chains in length making a Furlong, and 10 single square Chains an Acre, so that a square Mile contains 640 square Acres." —John Ogilby, Britannia, 1675 The official use of the furlong was abolished in the United Kingdom under the Weights and Measures Act 1985, an act that also abolished the official use of many other traditional units of measurement. In Myanmar, furlongs are currently used in conjunction with miles to indicate distances on highway signs. Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway
Edward Furlong Edward Furlong Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor and musician. Furlong won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance as John Connor in "" (1991). The following year he gave an Independent Spirit Award-nominated turn opposite Jeff Bridges in "American Heart", and earned a second Saturn Award nomination for his work in "Pet Sematary Two". He won a Young Artist Award for his performance alongside Kathy Bates in "A Home of Our Own" (1993), and shared a further ensemble nomination with the cast of the film. Furlong received acclaim for his starring roles