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💈#DYK? In Russia, we used to measure distances in versts (versta = 1.06 km). The wooden mileposts indicating the distance between any 2 cities were called "verst markers (poles)". #OTD in 1764 Empress Catherine II ordered them made of stone rather than from wood. Huge upgrade! https://t.co/PbqOT1UJrz — PolitiTweet.org