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To: SeekAndFind
I heard this one and hope it's true:

When he was head of the mint, Newton invented the use of notched edges on the rim of coins, to keep people from shaving off the gold and silver, making it easily detectable.

3 posted on 07/12/2014 11:23:32 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: MUDDOG

Well, Newton was also a Creationist.

3. Newton believed the earth was created in seven days.

True. Newton believed that the Earth was created in seven days, but he assumed that the duration of one revolution of the planet at the beginning of time was much slower than it is today.


4 posted on 07/12/2014 11:27:16 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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