It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that numbers could, if you added and subtracted them, be used to form mathematics; this made it po… - Dave Barry

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It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that numbers could, if you added and subtracted them, be used to form mathematics; this made it possible, for the first time, to build the pyramids as well as keep score in bowling.

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About Dave Barry

David McAlister "Dave" Barry (born July 3, 1947) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.

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Alternative Names: David McAlister Barry David Barry
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