It's not so ironic. It wasn't until much later that the more superior numeral system (due to the use of the numeral 0 as a placeholder for intergers), as developed and spread by Arabs, was introduced to the west. During this time while the middle east used to be the worlds center for scientific advance, Europe was still in it's dark ages.
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Originally Posted by 77T
The Day wheel on DD's come in many languages.
But isn't it ironic that the Date wheels all come in English numbers - yet we call those numerals "Arabic"
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