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ReptileMan
on Oct 5, 2023
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Pythagorean Theorem found on clay tablet 1k years ...
Ancient Mesopotamian laws sometimes flayed people alive for incompetent or corrupt work. Those types of mild punishments are good incentive to use the right angles. Pun intended.
WalterBright
on Oct 7, 2023
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Money works a lot better than flogging.
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