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Modern programming languages are nearly all English based, but were there eg Russian, Japanese, Arabic equivalents to fortran, cobol, c, or did they all use these (English-based) languages?

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What did "the future" look like to people 200+ years ago?

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When did people realize that time of day is related to location?

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Why does the year end on December 31 instead of on the solstice, December 21?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Modern programming languages are nearly all English based, but were there eg Russian, Japanese, Arabic equivalents to fortran, cobol, c, or did they all use these (English-based) languages?	835
What did "the future" look like to people 200+ years ago?	130
When did people realize that time of day is related to location?	7
Why does the year end on December 31 instead of on the solstice, December 21?	5