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4 unusual facts about numerical digit


Beagle Boys

In fact, no digits other than one, six, or seven appeared on their prison ID tags.

Date and time notation in Greece

The minutes are usually written with two digits; the hour numbers are written without a leading zero.

Numerical digit

They used this system to make advanced astronomical calculations, including highly accurate calculations of the length of the solar year and the orbit of Venus.

Produce

These four or five digit codes are a standardized system intended to aid checkout and inventory control in produce markets.


Khmer numbers

Written Khmer numerals date back to at least the oldest known epigraphical inscription of the Khmer numerals in 604 AD, found on a stele in Prasat Bayang, Cambodia, located not far from Angkor Borei.

Russian Navy Code of Signals

The complete set of flags consists of 59 flags: 32 flags correspond to the letters of Russian alphabet, 10 flags correspond to numbers, 4 flags are substitutes and 13 have special values.


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