bermuda@beehaw.org to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the word "stadium" derives from the Ancient Greek word "stadion" which meant exactly 600 human feet. Because the length of a human foot varies, this means it is between about 150 and 210 meters.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word "stadium" derives from the Ancient Greek word "stadion" which meant exactly 600 human feet. Because the length of a human foot varies, this means it is between about 150 and 210 meters.en.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.org to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilinkfile-text
