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TIL that "Arabic numerals" actually originated in India, were refined in Baghdad, and were brought to Europe by Fibonacci because of his dad’s job in North Africa.

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TIL that "Arabic numerals" actually originated in India, were refined in Baghdad, and were brought to Europe by Fibonacci because of his dad’s job in North Africa.

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TIL that "Arabic numerals" actually originated in India, were refined in Baghdad, and were brought to Europe by Fibonacci because of his dad’s job in North Africa.

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