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Did you ever wonder why we have 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day? It's because one of the very earliest human civilizations, the Sumerians, had a numerical system based on the number twelve, unlike ours, which is based on ten. So we got time interval measurements based on multiples of twelves. Who knew?

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Ballad

Asked by Ballad at 1:28 AM on Mar. 10, 2013 in Just for Fun

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  • history of the world in 2 hours!
    feralxat

    Answer by feralxat at 1:54 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • Interesting.
    cassie_kellison

    Answer by cassie_kellison at 1:33 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • Cool! I didn't know that! And now, I do!
    29again

    Answer by 29again at 3:34 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • Way to go Sumerians!
    RyansMom001

    Answer by RyansMom001 at 6:31 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • I thought there would be some mention of a whale penis here....
    Denied AGAIN!!
    PartyGalAnne

    Answer by PartyGalAnne at 7:47 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • i kind of knew, as in id heard it somewhere before, but forgot it lol
    san78

    Answer by san78 at 8:32 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • Well, I learned something new today. Thanks- I will have to share this little tidbit w/ my 10 y/o. She likes learning things like that. :)
    mrsmom110

    Answer by mrsmom110 at 8:44 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • LOL thanks for the info
    Alisim

    Answer by Alisim at 7:46 PM on Mar. 10, 2013

  • Yup.
    Ballad

    Comment by Ballad (original poster) at 3:06 AM on Mar. 10, 2013

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