Quote:
Originally Posted by herr_oberst
I failed on the zero. Sad trombone.
|
I have to go back and find the James Burke Connections episode where he said 0 was invented by Arabs in the Ottoman Empire, I think.
What I like about these is they promote curiosity, looking stuff up whether you got it right or wrong in the quiz. Curiosity is dying in this country and will ultimately be the death of it vis-à-vis see/hear something and just repeat it, don't learn or challenge it with research.
So now I'll be learning more about the Indian origin later today.