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Enslaved African mental prodigy Thomas Fuller, the "Virginia Calculator" famously out-calculated standard arithmetic tools in 1780 by factoring leap years into a 70-year-old's age in seconds right on… (lemmy.world)
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Full title: Enslaved African mental prodigy Thomas Fuller, the "Virginia Calculator" famously out-calculated standard arithmetic tools in 1780 by factoring leap years into a 70-year-old's age in seconds right on the spot.

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[–] Mok98@feddit.it 12 points 2 hours ago

"How many seconds did this 70 year old live?" Is the question he answered, therefore the amount of leap years matters. Why there is a modern calculator in the picture or why is the post worded in such a weird way I don't know