A Moment of Science
The counting system of native Greenlanders not only uses all ten fingers, but all ten toes as well!
The Greenlandic word for the number seven translates as, “second hand, two.” That means you count five on the first hand and add two from the second, to make seven. After you run out of fingers, go for the toes. Thirteen translates as “first foot, three.” That means you add all ten fingers plus three toes.
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