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Did you know...
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Al Huharizimi, an Arabian mathematician who lived in the 8th and 9th centuries, was the one who started the use of the Indian decimal method and of zero (0) in Arabian math. He published a book about Algebraic equations, whose name was the word Al Gabar (which means swapping). Algebra was named after this word. The word Algorithm is named after Al Huharizimi.
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Tip of the Day
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When baking a cake and you don't have a toothpick to test it, use a piece of uncooked spaghetti.
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Quote of the Day
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"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience."
-- Unknown
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What happened today?
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1682 : The Royal Chelsea Hospital (and site of the flower show) was founded
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