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81st Blog Post

I have made 80 posts so far. This is my 81st. So what’s so special about 81? A lot, actually.

81 (eighty-one) is the natural number following 80 and preceding 82.

  • 81 is the square of 9
  • It is the fourth power of 3.
  • It is a tribonacci number.
  • It is the year 81AD, 81BC or 1981.
  • It is the atomic number of thallium.
  • It is a short film by Stephen Burke.
  • It is the international code for Japan for telephone calls.
  • It is 1 of 2 ISBN identifiers for books in India
  • It is the number of provinces in Turkey.
  • In China, 81 always reminds people People’s Liberation Army as it was founded on August 1st.

But why in the world am I saying all this?

Why in the world am I reminding you of what 81 could stand for?

There’s a reason alright. This is the lesson, and I hope you remember this: Do not ever ever ever copy information from Wikipedia directly and then use it in a speech without citing it!

Source of information in dot points above: Wikipedia


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