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Roman Interest Rates

During its decline, interest rates exploded in the complex Roman economy.  They had centuries of borrowing and lending systems. Therefore they had to divide and multiply numbers easily and daily....
06:17 Sun 30th Jan 20053 answers, last by Octavius 15:37 Mon 31st Jan 2005
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Arabic Numerals

Almost every culture on Earth uses Arabic numerals (0 - 9).  While in Cairo I noticed the plates on cars and buttons on phones, they are not Arabic numerals. I asked a driver, he laughed and said...
06:08 Sun 30th Jan 20054 answers, last by Octavius 18:40 Tue 01st Feb 2005
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eskimos and limeys

Scurvy and other diseases were avoided in the British Navy by carrying large supplies of limes for Vitimin 'C'...(Limeys). When crews spent long periods with Inuit (Eskimo) tribes, they quickly became...
05:44 Sun 30th Jan 20051 answer, last by Clanad 17:32 Sun 30th Jan 2005

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