The simple mathematical calculation above shows a combination of numbers from 1 to 9. The beauty in it is the way the numbers add up when you multiply by 8 and add 1 to it. When you get a number in ascending order, you can also read the number back in descending order. It's simply marvels!
Here are some factoids to educate, thrill and brighten up your day. Some you know and many others you've never even heard. It's a mix of scientific and mathematical discoveries, animal and human facts, nature and it's surroundings.
DO YOU KNOW........
........ The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same when the last four letters are removed.
........ Of all the words in the English language, the word ‘set’ has the most definitions!
........ What is called a “French kiss” in the English speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France.
........ “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
........ “Rhythms” is the longest English word without a vowel.
........ In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
........ A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
........ You can’t kill yourself by holding your breath
........ There is a city called Rome on every continent.
........ Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day
........ The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
........ Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
........ Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!
........ The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump!
........ One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
........ Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different!
........ Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
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