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1 mL. Studying chemistry has made that extremely useful and now other units seem ridiculous.
If we're talking about geology or oceanography though, cubic meters are fine.
I like how 1ml of water weighs about 1g
2000mL of water weighs 2kgs and 355mL weighs about 1/3kg.
To get my mind away from stupid imperial measures of weight, I think of bottles and cans of cola.
(Above is very approximate as sugar, packaging etc have weight. And conventional package size can vary by region.)
A liter of water's a pint and three quarters