Over the years, it has been noted that the NFL’s Super Bowl is perhaps the last significant reminder, in the United States, anyway, of the ancient counting system created by the Romans about 2,500 years ago. Roman numerals under the value of 20 still pop up, here and there, in modern American usage. In books. […]

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Two ways generic soccer fans would know Diego Forlan. 1. He’s the Uruguayan forward who isn’t Luis Suarez. Forlan is the friendly one — the one who doesn’t bite. 2. Forlan seems to be considered one of the handsomest soccer players in the world. He also won the Golden Ball (best player) at the 2010 […]

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