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Why Is 2000 Lbs Called A Ton? [Solved]
History has it that the ton comes from the tun, which was a cask of the biggest size. It could hold between 175 and 213 imperial gallons, weighing around 2,000 pounds and taking up 60 cubic feet of space. Pretty hefty!
