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minus-squareproblematicPanther@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoiirc, the reason that time is base 60 is because some ancient peoples figured out how to count to 60 on their fingers.
minus-squaredukatoslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoI can count to 1023 using both hands but only to 31 using one.
iirc, the reason that time is base 60 is because some ancient peoples figured out how to count to 60 on their fingers.
I can count to 1023 using both hands but only to 31 using one.