The Babylonians used base 60 for their number system.
✓ TRUE FACT
Base-60 is why an hour has 60 minutes and a circle has 360 degrees (6×60). It’s also convenient because 60 has many divisors: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30.
🤯 "The Babylonians used base 60 for their number system — ancient math overkill that gave us the 60-minute hour."