Both the name and the symbol (₤) for the Italian lira are also connected to libra and the pound abbreviation. The lira was phased out when Italy adopted the euro as its unit of currency in 2002.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are 12 animal symbols that represent the Chinese zodiac. The signs rotate every year--from year of the rooster to year of the dog, for example--and it's believed that ...

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This is just one of many untold histories in The Language of Mathematics: The Stories behind the Symbols by author and mathematician Raúl Rojas. In it, Rojas explores the complex, and sometimes ...

Federal workers have a new response to the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” push to convince them to resign: spoons. During a meeting with a former Tesla engineer Wednesday, employees at the ...