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FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 8
* 1 human being out of 8 is a Chinese farmer.
* The number '8' is the atomic number of oxygen.
* A V8 engine has 8 cylinders configured in two rows of 4 forming a "V".
* A polygon with eight sides is an octagon.
* A polyhedron with eight faces is an octahedron.
* October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar; currently August is the eighth month.
* There are eight known B vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.
* There are eight bits in a byte.
* 8 is the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers.
* There are 8 vegetables in V8 juice.
* 8 babies delivered in one birth are called octuplets. The first set of eight surviving babies, the Louis-Chukwu Octuplets, were born in 1998.
* Arachnids (spiders), have eight legs.
* An octopus has eight tentacles.
* 8 of the bodies orbiting the Sun in our solar system are considered to be planets.
* Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that humans are responsible for their own actions and sins by the age of 8.
* Scorpio is the 8th astrological sign of the Zodiac.
* There are eight musicians in an octet.
* "Eight maids a-milking" is the gift on the eighth day of Christmas in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" carol.
* In chess, each side has eight pawns.
* Pool is played with 15 balls; the most important ball is the black ball, numbered 8.
* On most phones, the 8 key is associated with the letters T, U, and V, but on the BlackBerry it is the key for B and N.
* In liquid measurement (U.S.), there are 8 fluid ounces in a cup, 8 pints in a gallon, and 8 tablespoons in a gill
* There are 8 furlongs in a mile.
* In cooking recipes, there are approximately 8 pinches to a teaspoon.
* Referring to the shape , 8 is represented in bingo, as "One Fat Lady". 88 is "Two Fat Ladies."
* In China, '8' is used in chat speak as a term for parting. This is due to the closeness in pronunciation of '8' and the English word 'bye'.
* The symbol 8 means eternity or infinity as it has no start and no end.
* '88' is the abbreviated terminology used for the Nazi salute, "Heil Hitler"—"H" being the eighth letter of the alphabet, repeated twice.
* The silver piece of eight was coined in the Spanish Empire and moved trade around the world.
* 8 is a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper". When Chinese businessmen stay in a hotel, they would rather choose rooms with numbers such as: 8, 38, 78, 88, 108 and so on.
* There are 8 days to go until Tony starts his Xmas Grotto bargains
Originally Posted by Joif
