The mil is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol mil (or sometimes thou).
A mil in one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001 inches) or 25.4 μm.
The mil is still used in the US to measure thickness of various materials.
The furlong is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol fur.
One furlong is equal to 1/8 mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or ≈ 201m.
The furlong was a term used to describe the legnth of a furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (communal field). It now only really remains in the world of horse-racing in UK, Ireland, Canada and the US.