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
Mack Furlong Mack Furlong Mack Furlong is an actor, writer and musician based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Furlong has been a frequent host of, and contributor to, CBC Radio programs. Along with Steven Palmer and Ed Riche, Furlong co-wrote and co-created "The Great Eastern", a comedic radio show purporting to be a genuine arts and entertainment program, that ran on CBC Radio One between 1994 and 1999. Furlong played Paul Moth, the host of the titular show-within-a-show "The Great Eastern", as well as voicing other minor characters. Furlong reprised his role as Paul Moth in the 2004 radio spinoff