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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Apr 2020

    "I think whoever invented the numbers started by just inventing the numbers in the times tables. But that was too easy, so he invented the others to fill in the gaps." — 8 yo on the origin of the primes

    5:12 AM - 29 Apr 2020
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      1. てん‏ @shuceo 29 Apr 2020
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        オリジナルは大切ですね。

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      2. Adeeb Abbas‏ @adeeb10abbas 29 Apr 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        It’s awesome that when they grow up all they have to do to re live their childhood is go through your tweets!

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      3. Peter Shao‏ @pshaot 29 Apr 2020
        Replying to @adeeb10abbas @paulg

        **time to write my autobiography** Lifestory = “/n”.join([t for t in dadstweets if http://re.search (r”\d{1,2} yo”, t)])

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      1. Olga Send‏ @olgaqsend 29 Apr 2020
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        This stranger came up with numbers to calculate the time - is it a clock? or calendar?

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      1. Puddleglum‏ @sictransitglora 29 Apr 2020
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        God did indeed invent the numbers in this fashion.

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      2. Donny  🌹 #PeoplesParty‏ @Donny_V 29 Apr 2020
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        You're like that parent on Facebook that posts stuff about their kid all the time. Thinking their kid is the next Einstein.

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      3. Alfred Brattain #masks4all‏ @AlfredBrattain 29 Apr 2020
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        I suppose that's part of being a doting parent

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      1. North Sea Poverty Law Center‏ @casijndegraaff 29 Apr 2020
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        Yes.

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      1. Ian Pitchford‏ @IanPitchford 29 Apr 2020
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        When I was about 8 I thought the Americans were fighting gorillas in Vietnam. I didn’t know about guerillas.

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      1. Ryan Chambers‏ @RyanChambers85 29 Apr 2020
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