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Easy

An octopus can fit through any hole larger than its what?

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Answer: Beak
An octopus has two eyes and four pairs of arms... it is bilaterally symmetric. It has a beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms.

Easy

Is 8128 a perfect number?

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Answer: Yes, it is!
Adding up the divisors of 8128: 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 127 + 254 + 508 + 1016 + 2032 + 4064 = 8128

Hard

What Erdős number does Pierre-Simon Laplace have?

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Answer: Pierre-Simon Laplace has an Erdős number of at most 14!
According to "The Erdös number project" a path to Laplace was found by Leonid Yanushevich giving the famous mathematician an Erdös number of at most 14.

Easy

What is a meteor called when it reaches Earth's surface?

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Answer: Meteorite
Millions of materials from space enter Earths atmosphere everyday, but most is burned up before it reaches Earth's surface. The heat caused by friction is what causes Meteorite's to glow in the sky.

Easy

Which mathematician published more papers during his lifetime that any other mathematician in history?

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Answer: Paul Erdős
Erdős published at least 1,525 mathematical papers during his lifetime. He engaged more than 500 collaborators and devoted most of his time to mathematics up until his death in 1996 at the age of 83 years old.



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