Tim Urban

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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

People 30,000 years ago probably had words for "day," "month," and "year," but not "week"—because unlike the others, weeks are arbitrary inventions with no connection to the natural world. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2023

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@Rainmaker1973 Typical selfish aliens — PolitiTweet.org

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I bet they had words for "decade" and "century" too because humans have a natural reason to gravitate towards base 10 (fingers). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2023