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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Actually, the Arabs ripped off the Greeks.

The famous arabic number system was actually the Indian number system, but spread and popularized by the Arabs.

16 posted on 06/02/2009 7:06:12 PM PDT by Stepan12 (Palin & Bolton in 2012)
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To: Stepan12

Yes...but we’re not supposed to say that...because it might hurt Islam’s feelings.


17 posted on 06/02/2009 7:07:43 PM PDT by bronxville
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