Thursday, January 12, 2006

Rambling: Random Number

With nothing better to write about, here is a random number to consider: Thirty-two.

Called treinta y tres in Spanish, 32 is an even number, a power of 2 (32 = 2^5), and the freezing point of water on the Farenheit scale.
Germanium has an atomic number of 32. Germanium, an element, should not be confused with geranium, a flower, nor with the country of Germany, after which it is named. Germanium (Ge) was discovered in 1886 by Clemens Winkler. The atomic mass of Germanium is 72.61.
Most modern computers are based upon a 32-bit bus (transferring 32 bits oof data at a time), although 64-bit processors already exist and operating systems that take advantage of the extra power are due to come out eventually.
The 32nd President of the United States was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He served 4 terms, the only President ever to do so. An amendment has been added to the Constitution that now limits the President to two terms.

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