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Writing in the north of England in the early 8th century, the Venerable Bede described a Roman system of finger counting: 1 = the little finger bent at the middle joint 2 = the ring and little fingers bent at the middle joints 3 = the middle, ring, and little fingers bent at the middle joints 4 = the middle and ring fingers bent at the middle joints 5 = the middle finger only bent at the middle joint 6 = the ring finger bent at the middle joint 7 = the little finger closed on the palm 8 =...