Friday Foot Fact #3

What are shoe sizes based on? Well, they were originally devised in England by King Edward II who declared in 1324 that the diameter of one barleycorn - which is 1/3 of an inch - would represent one full shoe size. In England, that is still true. In the U.S. and Canada, shoe sizes have changed a bit from their English roots. Below is a web graphic showing different size conversions across the world: