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Friday, May 27, 2011
E pluribus unum
E pluribus unum is a Latin motto that means "out of many, one".
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Latin Expression Facts
Experto crede
Experto crede is a Latin motto that means "believe one who has had experience".
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Latin Expression Facts
00:00 hours
In 24-hour time, 12:00 a.m. midnight is not 24:00 hours, it is 00:00 hours.
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Time Facts
Sextillion
Sextillion has 21 zeros. Sextillion comes after quintillion which has 18 zeros.
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Number Facts
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Piano invented
The piano was invented in the early 1700s by Bartolomeo Cristofori.
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Invention Facts,
Piano Facts
[sic]
Sic in its bracketed form, is used to show that the text is spelled and written correctly even though it may appear to the reader that it is not.
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Word Facts