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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Feb 2013

    A millennium ago, Baghdad scholars adopted Zero, completing the system of ArabicNumerals used worldover, except in SuperBowls

    4:11 PM - 3 Feb 2013
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      1. Joe Traverso‏ @joeyboxcar 3 Feb 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson And Wrestlemanias.

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      2. Cassandra‏Verified account @ChrisWarcraft 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Well, to be fair, we've never had a negative Super Bowl. So to speak.

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      1. Owen Pickford‏ @pickovven 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson wikipedia suggests India invented and first adopted the zero

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      2. Krystopher Scroggins‏ @thescroggy 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson didn't they get them from the Indians?

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      2. Hollywood Slinky‏ @hollywoodslinky 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson And @StarWars films.

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      3. Dan Ryan‏ @dryan 3 Feb 2013
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        @hollywoodslinky I don't think you can use Star Wars as an example of counting. I mean 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 is just not right.

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      1. Sabu‏ @Sabuque 11 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson i have been said that were the Indians who invented the zero.

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      1. John Robin Avery‏ @John_tlig 5 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson and bad movie sequels

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      1. James Craig Burley‏ @jcburley 4 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson ...and the periodic table of elements.

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      1. Rajendra Marathe‏ @marathe 4 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Shocked to see this misinformation from you! Decimal numbers first created and used scientifically in INDIA!

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      1. Peter Leslie Morris‏ @MrPeterLMorris 4 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I thought Indian mathematicians were using zero as a value before that?

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      1. Matt Maybray‏ @MattMaybray 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson And Final Fantasy games.

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      1. Julie Carpenter‏ @JulieCarpenter_ 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I love following you on twitter professor Tyson

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      1. Don't Touch The Figs‏ @doughtywench 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Aren't "Arabic" numerals originally from India? They used to be called "Hindu-Arabic numerals."

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      1. Pihoqahiaq‏ @pihoqahiaq 3 Feb 2013
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        .@neiltyson which reminds me - (courtesy of married to the sea & @drewtoothpaste)http://twitpic.com/c0r0ej 

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      1. Don Groves‏ @dgpdx 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson It gets better. Just look at how easy it is to read film copyrights now that we've passed the 1900s.

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      1. Gabriel Acosta C‏ @gacostac 3 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson and in buildings in the US... Everywhere else in the world the first floor is #0

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