31 August: 243

31 August is the 243th day of the year so here are 10 facts about the number 243:

1. The 243 was a common year starting on Sunday. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arrianus and Papus. The Battle of Resaena took place in this year. A Roman army under Timesitheus defeated the Persians at Resaena (Syria). King Shapur I fled to the Euphrates.
2. 243 is the only three digit number that is a fifth power – the fifth power of three.
3. It's the telephone dialling code for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
4. 243.0 MHz is an emergency frequency used by military aircraft.
5. The A243 road in England runs from Leatherhead in Surrey to Surbiton in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London.
6. The .243 Winchester is a popular sporting rifle cartridge used to hunt medium and small game.
7. 243 Ida is an asteroid discovered in 1884 by Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after a nymph from Greek mythology.
8. It takes 243 Earth days for the planet Venus to rotate, the length of a Venusian day.
9. The Roman numeral for 243 is CCXLIII and in binary it's 11110011.
10. In numerology the number 243 resonates with the entire human population of the planet. It represents humanitarianism, compassion, kindness and generosity. People affected by the number will support organisations which do good for humanity and are optimistic by nature.

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