**100,000 Likes Milestone Reached** Were delighted that weve reached 100,000 Likes! Thank you to you all. In celebration, were going to post fun facts connected to the number 100. Will you be able to think of any more? 1. 100 is the sum of the first nine prime numbers 2. An ant can lift 100 times its own weight 3. Centum is the Latin word for 100 4. A ‘Googol’ is the number 1 followed by 100 zeros 5. In Belgium, 100 is the phone number you dial to reach the medical and fire services 6. An American football field is 100 yards long 7. Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade 8. Eskimos have over 100 words for the word ice 9. Bangkok, Thailand is at 100 degrees east longitude 10. Mexico City is at 100 degrees west longitude 11. Fermium is number 100 on the Periodic Table of Elements 12. The 100th day of 2014 is April 10 13. The First World War began 100 years ago 14. The United States Senate has 100 Senators 15. The current record for the men’s 100 metre sprint is 9.58 seconds and is held by Usain Bolt 16. In the Dewey Decimal system, books about Philosophy will be found in the 100 section 17. The United States $100 bill features Benjamin Franklin and is the largest denomination currently in circulation in the USA 18. The whale shark can live for up to 100 years 19. A centennial is a 100 year anniversary 20. 100 written in the binary system is 110100
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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