#random math factoids

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Did you know that the reason there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour is because of the ancient Sumerians? Specifically, it was because their mathematical system used base 60 to perform calculations.

References

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Babylonian_numerals.html

http://www.storyofmathematics.com/sumerian.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experts-time-division-days-hours-minutes/