Learn English Logo
July 19,
Interesting numbers - Transistors

You can fit over 3,200 22nm transistors across the diameter of an average human hair. (I haven't tried it, but Intel told me, so it must be true.)

Read More
July 19,
Interesting Numbers - 6 × 8

According to research 6 × 8 is the hardest sum in the times table.

Read More
July 19,
Interesting Numbers - The Brain
Read More
July 19,
Interesting Numbers - D-Day Landings

D-Day was the biggest seaborne invasion and the greatest military campaign the world has seen. From 6th June to 11th June (D + 5), 326,547 troops, 54,186 vehicles and 104,428 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches.According to the D-Day museum in Portsmouth, the number of military personnel were:- Allied troops landed in […]

Read More
July 19,
Interesting Number - 285,000

According to a maths boffin, Peter Backus, roughly speaking Brits have a 1 in 285,000 chance of meeting their one true love. (He came up with the figure when writing a research paper called "Why I Don't Have A Girlfriend." "An application of the Drake Equation to love in the U.K." You can listen to […]

Read More
July 19,
Interesting Number - 10 million

According to figures released by Alcohol Concern, around 10 million NHS admissions in England between 2012 and 2013 were related to alcohol. (They have produced an "alcohol harm map" to highlight the problem of alcohol misuse, which is estimated to cost society around £21 billion.)

Read More
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram