Numbers too can be ‘narcissistic’
What is the commonality between – 153, 370, 371, and 407? We can observe that, 13 + 53 + 33 = 1 + 125 + 27 = 153 33 + 73 + 03 = 27 + 343 + 0 = 370 33 + 73 + 13 = 27 + 343 + 1 = 371 43…
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Unique properties of ‘37’ and ‘73’
‘37’ is the 12th prime number and ‘73’ is the 21st prime number. ‘73’ is the mirror image of 37 and 21 is the mirror image of 12. Moreover, the factors of 21 are 3 and 7, the digits which constitute 37 and 73. 73 is an ‘emirp’ (prime spelled backwards). When we reverse the…
Political rivalry befell three sisters-in-law
Three sisters-in-law have joined three different political parties. Tapati Kole, Mita Rani Kole and Krishna Rani Kole got married into the same family in the Kamalpur Village of West Midnapore. They contested against each other donning the colours of three ideologically different parties – Tapati (Congress), Mita Rani (Trinamool Congress) and Krishna [CPI(M)]. They eat together,…
Famous left-handed winners of the US open
The winners of US open during 1974-1984 (eleven years) were all left-handed. The winners were the following: Jimmy Connors (USA) – 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 Manuel Orantes (Spain) – 1975 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) – 1977 John McEnroe (USA) – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 Right-handed John Newcombe was the champion in 1973 and Ivan Lendl…
Bye Bye Telegram
In India, after 160 years of the service, the telegram was bid farewell on the 15th July 2013. The origins of the telegram can be traced back to the smoke signals sent out and the light from the lighthouses for help during times of crisis. In 1793 a Frenchman named Claude Chappe devised a system…
France’s teacher in winemaking
The French are known to be expert wine-makers. But archaeologists have analysed a stone platform dated to 425 BC to 400 BC from a site in southern France. The traces of tartaric acid on it suggest that people used the platform for stomping on the fruit to make wine. They also analysed the pottery shipping…