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August 8, 2008

The Saga of 8

Filed under: General — arungupta @ 9:29 am

This blog entry is posted at:

88 seconds after
88 minutes after
8 hours on the
8 th day of the
8 th month in the
8th year of
21st century

The Beijing 2008 Olympics are schedule to open on 8/8/08 at 8:08:08 p.m.

And then there is …

  • A byte is 8 bits
  • 8 planets in Solar System
  • 8 is the atomic number of Oxygen (essential for living :)
  • Spider has 8 legs & Octopus has 8 tentacles
  • Adult teeth are divided in 4 quadrants and 8th tooth in each quadrant is called the Wisdom Tooth
  • 8 forms of Goddess Lakshmi (Hindu Goddess for Wealth, aka Ashta Lakshmi)
  • 8 vegetables in V8 juice
  • Many more on wikipedia

See Flickr album on 8!

What else is 8 ?

After you are done, enjoy Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun :)

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