Convert pica (TeX or Johnson) to marathon
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Definition and details for pica (TeX or Johnson):
Johnson pica (pc) is a unit of length approved by the Fifteenth Meeting of the Type Founders Association of the United States in 1886. It is equal to 0.166 inch exactly.
Definition and details for marathon:
Marathon is a long distance foot race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers. The name Marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger, who was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that Greeks won Persians in the battle of Marathon, in which he had just fought. Pheidippides ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming "ΝΕΝΙΚΗΚΑΜΕΝ" (We have won.) before collapsing and dying.