Friday 19 March 2021

20 March: 79

It's the 79th day of the year. 10 facts about the number 79.

  1. The planet Jupiter has 79 moons.
  2. 79 is the atomic number of Gold.
  3. It's the 22nd prime number and also an emirp. An emirp is a prime number that results in a different prime number, in this case 97, when its digits are reversed.
  4. It's also, according to Wikipedia, a Fortunate prime, a circular prime, a happy prime, a lucky prime and a sexy prime.
  5. Interstate 79 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States which runs from Charleston, West Virginia to Erie, Pennsylvania.
  6. 79AD was the year of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. There's also a 1962 French film called 79 A.D. written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Brad Harris, about the disaster.
  7. In London, the 79 bus runs between Alperton Sainsbury's and Edgware Station.
  8. In Roman numerals it's LXXIX, and in Binary 10011112.
  9. The band Hawkwind released an album called Live Seventy Nine.
  10. In numerology the number 79 is intuitive, spiritual, perceptive and astute. It likes to accumulate wisdom about itself, and also life, the universe and everything! 79 sees pretty much everything, including social interactions, as chances to learn. Perfection and beauty are important, and the number strives towards self perfection.

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