4 November: 308

Today is the 308^th day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 308:

1. The Roman numeral for 308 is CCCVIII.

2. The Peugeot 308 is a small family car produced by French car manufacturer Peugeot. It launched in September 2007.

3. Staying with cars, Ferrari produce a number of 308 cars as well, including the Ferrari 308 GT4 and the Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS.

4. The year 308 was a leap year starting on Thursday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Diocletian and (Galerius) Maximianus. In this year, Constantine raided the territory of the Bructeri and built a bridge across the Rhine at Cologne, and Pope Marcellus I succeeded Pope Marcellinus as the 30th pope.

5. London Bus route 308 runs between Woodbine Place, Wanstead and Lea Bridge Roundabout.

6. 308 Polyxo is a main-belt Asteroid discovered by A. Borrelly on March 31, 1891, in Marseilles.

7. The British Rail Class 308 alternating current electric multiple units were built by British Railways' Holgate Road carriage works between 1959 and 1961.

8. The A308 is a road in England in two parts. The first runs from Central London to Putney Bridge and the second from just beyond Putney Heath to Bisham, Berkshire. It traces four, roughly straight lines, to stay no more than 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Thames.

9. In Binary, it’s 100110100.

10. 308 angel number is a message from the spiritual realm urging you to trust your intuition. You are on the right path and your thoughts, feelings, and instincts are aligned with your life's purpose.

Character birthday

Spyda, a Romanian countess named Natasha Strabinski. For the first years of her life, Natasha lived in a remote castle in Transylvania with her father, the mysterious Count Strabinski. The pair were virtual recluses; no-one knows what became of Natasha's mother. The Gothic castle was viewed with suspicion by local people. When the Count died, Natasha lived in the castle alone. She had no servants and never visited the village, so speculation was rife about what she ate. The rumour that she became a bat and sucked blood was not far from the truth – she actually became a large spider which caught unsuspecting animals in a web. Inevitably, her appetite grew to include any small children who ventured into the castle grounds. In due course, angry villagers chased her away from her ancestral home. She sought sanctuary in England, at first with the Ultra League, having heard of Superwil and his medical facility for variants. She hoped he might be able to help her overcome her desire for human flesh. However, her desire to change was motivated by the desire to get her castle back rather than through remorse, so her course of treatment ultimately failed. She was caught trying to trap Skippi in a web, and was ordered to leave. Spyda lived on the streets for a while, living off rats and swearing to get revenge on Superwil for reducing her to this. She eventually turned to Captain Cricket, an old adversary of the Ultra League, who, on hearing her story, happily took her in as part of his insectoid alliance, The Swarm.