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Old 03-09-25, 12:35 PM   #3839
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna View Post
Beethoven never knew how to multiply or divide.

The renowned pianist went to a Latin school called Tirocinium, where he was taught some math but never learned multiplication or division—only addition. Once, when he needed to multiply 62 by 50, he wrote 62 down a line 50 times and added it all up.

That's the only right way to do math

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