10 Math Facts You Did Not Know!

Jan 18, 2022 | Hinsdale

10 Math Facts You Did Not Know!

1. 1,000 is the only number with an "A" in it from One to One Thousand.

2. The addition of numbers on the opposite side of dice always equal seven.

3. In a jiffy, is an actual measurement of time. 1/100th of a second is a Jiffy.

4. 1,089 x 9 = 9,801

5. -40 Degrees F = -40 Degrees C

6. Roman Numerals were have no sign to represent 0. Therefore 0 can not be represent in the Roman Language.

7. 7 is one of the most unique numbers. It is the only single number that can not be divisible by a number and be kept in the 1 - 10 number range.

8. When two even numbers are added, the sum is always a even number.

9. A Baker's Dozen is 13, not 12

10. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

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In 1981, Ernő Rubik, hot on the heels of his 1977 smash-hit the Rubik's Cube, invented and released the Rubik's Snake, a very different kind of puzzle. The Snake consists of 24 isosceles triangular prisms, connected by spring bolts. The prisms can't be separated, but they can be twisted, allowing one to form the snake into many different shapes.

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April is not only Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, it's also National Poetry Month! To celebrate this union of art and science, the Smithsonian Magazine published [an article](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-poetry-and-math-intersect-180968869/) all about poets and mathematicians who have brought the two disciplines...

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10 Math Facts You Did Not Know!