21 March: 80

Today is the 80^th day of the year. 10 facts about the number 80.

1. Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. It’s about a man called Phileas Fogg and his French valet Passepartout, who set out to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days for a bet.
2. In London, the number 80 Bus runs between Reynolds Close, Hackbridge and Downview and Highdown prisons.
3. According to Exodus 7:7, Moses was 80 years old when he initially spoke to Pharaoh on behalf of his people.
4. The American band Green Day released a song called "80".
5. The M80 is a motorway running between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland.
6. The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, used mostly in business and economics, states that 80% of any given outcome results from 20% of its causes. For example, 80% of the work is done by 20% of the workforce.
7. Ultraman 80 is a Japanese superhero character, an alien who lives on Earth working as a science teacher while also fighting monsters.
8. 80 is the upper age limit for cardinals to vote in papal elections.
9. 80 is the atomic number of Mercury.
10. In numerology, those influenced by the number 80 tend to be skilled managers and builders. They are good at leading others towards a common goal, likely something beneficial to society and long lasting, like buildings, systems and procedures, institutions, and roads.

Character birthday

Stomach Contents, a member of the Demolition Squad group of punk supervillains. While he has no powers, he is a skilled brawler who has learned that anything to hand is a potential weapon. While he appears to be a loyal team member, he holds a secret grudge against leader Leopold Smythe-Warner, for stealing his girlfriend. He secretly plots to depose and kill Leopold, lead the team and get his woman back.