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The word hundred comes from a word that means 120.

FACT. Hundred comes from the Norse word "hundrath" which means 120.

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A number can be perfect and friendly.

FACT. In number theory, the numbers 6 and 28 are both perfect and friendly. You can learn more about perfect and friendly numbers in high school.

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PYTHAGORAS is the father of Mathematics.

MYTH. Archimedes is the known as the father of mathematics. He was a Greek mathematician who lived between 287 BC and 212 BC..

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Leonardo da Vinci, the artist who painted the Monalisa, was also a mathematician.

FACT. Leonardo da Vinci was a polymath. He was a scientist, mathematician, artist, engineer, and more.

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February is the only month that has 28 days.

MYTH. All 12 months have 28 days. Others even have more!

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thief

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rocket

Go to first place!

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gift

Win 5 points!

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thief

Give points!

seesaw

Swap points!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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fairy

Take points!

thief

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trap

No points!

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shark

Other team loses 5 points!

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fairy

Take points!

thief

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All irregular polygons do not have any right angles.

MYTH. A rectangle is an irregular quadrilateral and all of its angles measure 90 degrees.

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The number googol, which is 1 followed by 100 zeros, was invented by a 9-year old boy.

FACT. The term was coined in 1920 by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner.

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Score is a word that can also mean 20.

FACT. Score is a word that refer to a group of 20. A score can also refer to a span of 20 years.

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There exists a number that when written in word form has its letters in alphabetical order.

FACT. The number 40 if written in word form is forty. The letters are arranged in alphabetical order.

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heart

Other team wins 5 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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baam

Lose 5 points!

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Four is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value.

FACT. Need I say more? four. four letters.

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Exactly one diameter can be formed in a circle.

MYTH. Infinitely many diameters can be formed in a circle.

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Ebelus is the name of the symbol used in division.

MYTH. Obelus is the name of the symbol used in division.

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