Math trivia e-book!
The mathematical name for the division sign is called Obelus
Did you know Giga stands for a Billion?
Googol is the term used for the number 1 followed by 100 Zeros and was first used by a nine-year old, Milton Sirotta in 1940!
When a coffee seed is planted, it takes about 1825 days to yield consumable product
Greek math whiz Pythagoras noticed that the morning star and evening star were one and the same in 530 B.C
The number 2 is the only prime number that does not have an "e" in its name
October 10th is celebrated as National Metric Day
You will have to count up to one thousand to use the alphabet "A" in English Language to spell a whole number
Plus (+) and Minus (-) signs were first used by mathematicians in the sixteenth century
When you multiply 1089 by 9, the answer you get is 9801, which is the exact reverse of the number 1089
A Icosahedron is a geometric shape that has twenty (20) equal sides
The lifespan of a taste bud is ten days. That is 240 hours
"Four" is the only number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself
When you multiply 111,111,111 by 111,111,111, you get 12,345,678,987,654,321
The record for most snowfall in a day, 78 inches, happened on February 7, 1916 in Alaska. It is equal to a person as tall as 6.5 feet!
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Math Trivia

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    The mathematical namefor the division sign is called Obelus
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    Did you knowGiga stands for a Billion?
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    Googol is theterm used for the number 1 followed by 100 Zeros and was first used by a nine-year old, Milton Sirotta in 1940!
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    When a coffeeseed is planted, it takes about 1825 days to yield consumable product
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    Greek math whizPythagoras noticed that the morning star and evening star were one and the same in 530 B.C
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    The number 2is the only prime number that does not have an "e" in its name
  • 8.
    October 10th iscelebrated as National Metric Day
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    You will haveto count up to one thousand to use the alphabet "A" in English Language to spell a whole number
  • 10.
    Plus (+) andMinus (-) signs were first used by mathematicians in the sixteenth century
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    When you multiply1089 by 9, the answer you get is 9801, which is the exact reverse of the number 1089
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    A Icosahedron isa geometric shape that has twenty (20) equal sides
  • 13.
    The lifespan ofa taste bud is ten days. That is 240 hours
  • 14.
    "Four" is theonly number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself
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    When you multiply111,111,111 by 111,111,111, you get 12,345,678,987,654,321
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    The record formost snowfall in a day, 78 inches, happened on February 7, 1916 in Alaska. It is equal to a person as tall as 6.5 feet!
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