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interesting facts about Math &
Activate your
Astronomical Minds
The word "hundred" comes
from the old Norse term,
" hundrath", which actually means
120 and not 100.
"Forty" is the only number
that is spelt with letters
arranged in alphabetic order.
555 is used by some people in Thailand as slang for "hahaha", because the word for "five" is pronounced "ha".
"5555",
nice one
The idea of zero was invented by
an Indian astronomer and
mathematician, Brahmagupta,
in 600 A.D.
"0"
Zero
The number π (Pi), defined as the
ratio of a circle's circumference to its
diameter, has its own designated day,
on March 14th, known as the Pi Day.
What comes after million,
billion and trillion? Those
terms are called:quadrillion,
quintillion,sextillion,
septillion,octillion, nonillion
and decillion.
Umm..
WHAT?!
The signs Plus (+) and Minus (-)
were discovered in 1489 A.D., by
Michael Stiple & Johannes Widmann.
Zero (0) is the only number
that can not be represented
by Roman numerals.
October 14th
is celebrated as
World Maths Day
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