Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in every classroom in the United States.

Another post from betting market company Polymarket read: “BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals.” The post has almost 14 million views.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    In Germany, we have a right-wing party en par with the US Republicans: The AfD. Just as Nazi, just as nuts.

    Some time ago, someone riled them up with the “Did you know they teach Arabic numerals in school now?”, and quite a few of them blew a lid…

    • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 hours ago

      Well, the dihydrogen monoxide that is in your Zuchini is literally an industrial solvent!

      Have you seen what dihydrogen monoxide does to pure, strong iron?!? It corrodes iron unbelievably fast! And people just…consume it in most of their “healthy” foods!

      Wake up, sheeple! Stop drinking dihydrogen monoxide!

      ~/s - this message brought to you by Brawndo, the thirst mutilator~