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2024-08-04 03:20:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 626D9724B3C53C108EC865009624C29910F15B1F87F5459528527918ABE90D44
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False. Ignoring absurd claims (faster than "America's supercomputer" & "puzzled the world"), the technique comes from Korean finger counting - Chisanbop. https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0517/051703.html Kids were taught it routinely for decades https://supermaths.co.uk/making-maths-fun-with-the-abacus-finger-theory/ https://www.mathnasium.com/math-centers/littleton/news/finger-counting-a-great-tool-or-a-hindering-habit The girl is Tawkeer-un-nisa was taught the technique in an academy https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/meet-tawkeer-un-nisa-kashmirs-eight-year-old-human-calculator/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqyhxR-9S1E
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