curiosities

Since when is the number pi used?

The number ? (3,141592 ...), which in Spanish is read "Pi", is the symbol of the quotient between the circumference and its diameter and therefore represents the most perfect geometric body.

The golden number: the divine formula

What do a credit card, the reproduction of rabbits, cauliflower and the Parthenon have in common? The answer is 1.618033 ... the golden number.

What is 'Death Stranding' about? This is what we know

Hideo Kojima's new title exclusive to Playstation 4 promises to be an open world full of monsters, parallel worlds, and long walks.

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics is for the fight against global poverty

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has presented the Prize in Economic Sciences to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kreme for their fight against poverty.

Benoît Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry, dies

Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, who coined the term fractal geometry and pioneered this field of mathematics, passed away on October 14, 2010.

How much electricity does the internet consume?

The data centers and server farms that support the Internet infrastructure are extremely energy-intensive, but increasingly efficient.

Can they prevent you from entering the cinema with your popcorn?

Selling popcorn is a movie theater business. But they cannot forbid you to take other ones from the street, even if they sometimes try.

How much do you know about black holes?

Those places with a gravitational field so considerable that no material particle can escape from it are the protagonists of this new test.

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Schedules of the Valencia GP of MotoGP in Cheste and how to see it

The Cheste circuit hosts this weekend, from November 4 to 6, the 2022 MotoGP Comunitat Valenciana GP. See the schedules and all the information.

"Don't talk to me!": Danni Büchner makes a clear announcement to hated party guests

Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.

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