robogeek

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[–] robogeek@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Sumerians, 4-5000ya counted to 12 on one hand. 4 fingers with 3 sections each with the thumb as a pointer. Then the other hand counted off 5x12 which gave us yhe hexadecimal system of counting which is still in use today.