Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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LGTM
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Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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Excellent!
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Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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When I was there in 2011, everyone called it Bangalore, and the page itself redirects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent!
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
LGTM
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Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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Interesting—It's only officially been "Bengaluru" since late 2014! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore#Etymology
On 4 November 2015 at 01:26, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
When I was there in 2011, everyone called it Bangalore, and the page itself redirects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent!
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
LGTM
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Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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I took that out of post. : )
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On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
Interesting—It's only officially been "Bengaluru" since late 2014! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore#Etymology
On 4 November 2015 at 01:26, Victor Grigas vgrigas@wikimedia.org wrote:
When I was there in 2011, everyone called it Bangalore, and the page itself redirects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Heather Walls hwalls@wikimedia.org wrote:
Excellent!
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Katherine Maher kmaher@wikimedia.org wrote:
LGTM
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Born on this day in 1929 in Bengaluru, India, Shakuntala Devi, known as the "human computer." In 1980, she correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in only 28 seconds. She also wrote what is considered the first study of homosexuality in India, a compassionate book now considered pioneering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi
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