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This is a page will give you some info on "The Infamous Enigma."
I will not go into much detail about my life because I really don't feel comfortable, but I will give you some information about me. My name is Alvin Cintron and I'm a 19 year old Puerto Rican man from the Bronx in New York. I have two brothers, Brandon, 12, and Jordan, 7. I also have a Chow Chow named Marc Anthony. In my spare time, I like to play sports, video games, watch movies, and write poetry.
African Mathematics
There is evidence to suggest that African Mathematics began more than 8000 years ago. A carved bone dating from between 9000 BC and 6500 BC was found at Ishango in Zaire. The markings indicate that these prehistoric people used a base-10 number system (just like we do) and were familiar with prime numbers and the operation of multiplying by 2. A series of notches on the Ishango bone appear to approximate a lunar calendar, suggesting a fairly sophisticated knowledge of astronomy.
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