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Nothing like a bit of medicinal cannibalism t wake you up in the morning eh? Unbelievable as it may seem, this practice continued right up until the 18th Century when public opinion turned against it’s use.

I think it’s time for a slightly more difficult puzzle. We all know how much the ancients enjoyed mathematics right? Try this one…

Find the smallest number for which the following statements are true:

When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1.
When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2.
When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3.
When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4.
When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5.
When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6.
When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7.
When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8.
When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9

This particular form of writing evolved around the 34th Century BC from a Mesopotamian form of counting that has been dated back even further than that; as early as 8,000 BC! You know when they talk about ancient Aramaic in the movies; this is way older.

Most people quite reasonably think that the largest pyramid in the world would be in Egypt but this is not so. In terms of volume, Cholula dwarfs any other man made structure on Earth at a massive 4.45 million m³!

This week’s them is on ancient civilization. Think Egyptian, Viking, Inca, Aztec and Mayan. If you’ve got something interesting to share on the subject, let us know on Twitter, through the contact form or send us an email.

Plenty of criminal and law related twacts this week in celebration of crime week. Hope you like them.

This puzzle is suspected to be written by no less than Albert Einstein himself! See if you can work it out.