CountingVersión en línea By Rayquan Caldwell, Kaylee Barahona, Chavis Robinson por Kaylee Barahona 1 Description Counting up is a simple way to add a small quantity to a larger quantity. Addition was invented by George Henry Maddick in 1539 2 Fun Facts -Most cultures throughout history use a base of 10 because we have 10 fingers. However, the Yuki people used the space in between their fingers. Instead of counting things in groups of 10, they were all counted in 8.-It would take over 9,000 years to count to one trillion.-If you count in your head for 24 hours straight, you will reach somewhere around 600,000.