The Beauty of Math Magic
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
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Word/Numbers Facts
01. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be created by using only the top row of the keyboard.
02. The most difficult language to learn is Basque, spoken in northwestern Spain and southwestern France.
03. The most commonly used word in English conversation is ‘I’.
04. In Chinese script, there are more than 40,000 characters.
05. A jiffy [...]
Quick Quiz
Quick Quiz
1. Which country is home to the world’s longest suspension bridge?
Options:
China
India
Japan
Answer:
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Japan
2. If you are moving your mandible, what are you most likely doing?
Options:
cycling
dreaming
chewing food
Answer:
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chewing food
3. Genuine Waterford Crystal comes from:
Options:
Ireland
England
Italy
Answer:
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Ireland
4. Whose first spoken words on film were “Give me a whiskey, ginger ale on the side – and don’t be stingy, baby”?
Options:
Humphrey Bogart
Greta Garbo
Lauren [...]
Binary Numbers
Definition:
Binary numbers are a number system made up of 0’s and 1’s. It is used in computers to represent information.
Explanation:
All information is stored in a computer in binary code. Each character or symbol consists of a combination of 0’s and 1’s. For example, the letter “A” is stored as 01000001.
- Numbers stored in [...]
The Solar System
Nine planets, including Earth, travel around the Sun.
These planets, together with the Sun, form the solar system.
The Planets are in Motion:
The planets move around the Sun along oval-shaped paths called orbits. One complete path around the Sun is called a revolution. Earth takes one year, or 3651/4 days, to make one revolution around the [...]
The Dinosaurs
Before The Dinosaurs
The Earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old : How do you explain in a few paragraphs over 4 billion years of Earth’s history? Well, we really can’t without a very long book, so we will touch on a few highlights and skip a lot of the really technical stuff. To begin [...]