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Ben was 20 years old in 1980 but only 15 years old in 1985. How come ?

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Ben was 20 years old in 1980 but only 15 years old in 1985. How come ?
posted Aug 8, 2014 by anonymous

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He was 20 years old in 1980 B.C, and 15 years old in 1985 B.C
in the time period of 'Before Common Era' the years go 'backwards' as it proceeds to the future..

answer Aug 8, 2014 by Abiramikumarasamy



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