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Toasted__Water t1_j6k6bqt wrote

I think the Arabs and Indians first used them, other societies used their own systems, but Asia, the Middle East, and Europe eventually switched for trade purposes, and we all kinda just agreed that their system made the most sense

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IndifferenceMaybe t1_j6k80vd wrote

I’ve got bad news. Laos was the first place that I personally encountered other numbering systems. They’re out there, just so you know

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MrMToomey t1_j6m8xc7 wrote

All of us having 10 fingers makes a difference. Although, geometry is still base 8.

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RiC_David t1_j6mcha9 wrote

There was that tribe that counted up to three.

"Give me two of those, and another three"

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