exceptions to this rule
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The binary number
1000 =
(1x23) + (0x22) + (0x21) + (0x20) = 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 8
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The 8th day of the year =
January 8
(Born on January 8, 1935: Elvis Presley, American rock singer,
dies on August 16, 1977 in Memphis TN,
NY Times Obituary)
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Bronze wedding anniversary
celebrates 8 years of marriage
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Beaufort scale of 8 describes a
fresh gale with 39-46 mph wind.
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8-Ball is the most popular
pocket billiard game.
All 15 numbered balls are used in a triangle rack. Each player is assigned either the solid balls (1-7)
or the striped balls (9-15). The object is to pocket all of your assigned balls and then pocket the 8-ball.
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Magic 8-Ball is a toy made by Tyco Toys with
fortune-telling powers. It was invented by Abe Bookman of the Alabe Crafts Company
in Cincinnati in 1946. Mattel holds the rights after purchasing Tyco in 1997. A 20-sided
icosahedron floats inside a murky blue liquid inside the Magic 8-Ball. Ask a question,
turn the Ball upside down and one of the
20 answers will appear.
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8 appears 5 times in
dice throws (5/36)
(2+6, 6+2, 3+5, 5+3, 4+4) or 13.9% of the time.
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H
is the 8th letter of the
English alphabet .
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Cheth
is the 8th letter
of the Hebrew alphabet.
It means "field", and resembles the Greek letter
p
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Thêta (q)
is the 8th letter of the
Greek alphabet,
meaning aspiration,
with numeric value of 9.
Theta brain wave (4-7 Hz) is associated with deep relaxation, reverie, and meditation.
It is also associated with hypnagogic images
and the state between sleep and waking.
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Dall
is the 8th letter of the
Arabic alphabet,
and looks like someone doing a sit-up. |
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 Ba
is the Chinese word for 8, and resembles a volcano.
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VIII is the Roman numeral for 8.
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A cube has 8 corners.
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A spider has 8 legs.
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Wild Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
has 8 petals.
The luminous flower of the Bloodroot appear in early spring.
The plant has only basal leaves that can be as wide as 8"and deeply lobed.
The flower typically has 8 petals— four large and four smaller.
Native Americans used the red juice was used as a fabric dye and
body paint for warriors and young maidens. However, Bloodroot juice
is toxic and can destroy the flesh.
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Buddha's
8-Fold Path to Enlightenment:
Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action,
Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness.
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8 Taoist Immortals in
Chinese mythology
(1916 article by W. Perceval Yetts)
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8th word of the King James Version of
Genesis = and
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth"
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