Math

Once we’re done with school, we usually don’t give math a second thought. But, even if it doesn’t cross our minds, it’s still an integral part of our daily functions.

In order to give math the appreciation it deserves, we have some of the most interesting math facts, including facts about your favorite numbers!

Number 2 Facts

10 Fantastic Facts About The Number 2

Did you know that the second-ever asteroid to be discovered is called 2 Pallas?

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31 facts about the number 31

31 Facts About The Number 31

Did you know that 31 years is equivalent to 1 billion seconds? Whereas 31 days is only 2.6 million seconds.

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The history of Roman numerals

The History Of Roman Numerals

Did you know that Roman numerals were actually created between 850 and 750 BC before Rome was even founded?

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Interesting facts about the number 16

16 Facts About The Number 16

Did you know that you can legally drink alcohol at 16-years-old in Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium?

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Facts about the number 20

Twenty Terrific Facts About The Number 20

There are a total of 20 different possible moves that you can legally play at the beginning of a game of chess.

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Facts about the number 3

10 Fun Facts About The Number 3

The reason that the number 3 often has a flat top is to help prevent fraud. This stops people changing it to the number 8.

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Facts about the number 17

17 Cool Facts About The Number 17

According to MIT the number 17 is the most commonly randomly selected number between 1 and 20.

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Facts about the number 18

Eighteen Fun Facts About The Number 18

In China the number 18 is considered lucky because it sounds similar to the phrase "definitely get rich".

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Why We Don't Use The Metric System

Why Doesn’t The U.S. Use The Metric System?

A bill was almost passed to make the U.S. adopt the metric system, however this huge infrastructure change would've cost too much.

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Facts About The Number 21

Twenty-One Tremendous Facts About the Number 21

Ever got bored enough to count the amount of dots on a 6-sided die? Now you don’t have to... there's a grand total of 21 dots!

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Awesome facts about Pi

What is Pi?

There are approximately 6.4 billion digits of pi now known, although there are still more to discover.

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Twenty-Two Facts About The Number 22

Twenty-Two Facts About The Number 22

The phrase "catch-22" comes from the 1961 novel of the same name by author Joseph Heller.

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