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Amazon Tribe Has No Numbers. An amazon tribe known as the Piraha apparently have no concept of number and are the only known people in the world without distinct names for colors. An article published in science has described these numberless people. Not only do they lack basic math skills, the adults are apparently unable to learn them! As reported here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040820/NUMBERS20/TPScience/ ... [CogNews]
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