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
Stone (Alice in Chains song) Stone (Alice in Chains song) "Stone" is the second single by American rock band Alice in Chains from their 2013 album, "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and stayed on the chart for 20 weeks. A music video has been released for the song. Singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell came up with the song's riff whilst recovering from surgery to repair his damaged shoulder cartilage. He told "Ultimate-Guitar.com": "My arm was f--ked up and I couldn't play guitar so I just hummed that riff into a phone and that's how that song came