March 2006

Trivia

Why is a garage a California historic landmark?
California Registered Historical Landmark #976 is a garage at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto. It's the birthplace of the world's first and premier high tech region, the "Silicon Valley". The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Fredrick Terman, a Stanford University professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies locally, rather than join established firms on the east coast.

What makes 111,111,111 so special?
If the number 111,111,111 is multiplied by itself, the result is all of the digits in ascending to descending order, or 12,345,678,987,654,321.

Weird & Wacky Math:

1. Grab a calculator
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (not the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Repeat step #6
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide by 2
10. Recognize the answer?
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