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A wiki of numbers. Properties, factorizations, sequences, and curated context for every notable integer — currently 11,382 pages and growing.
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all articles →HTTP status codes: the numbers behind the web
What 200, 301, 404, 418, and 500 actually mean — a plain-English guide to the three-digit numbers web servers send back every time you click a link.
Jul 7, 2026
Why a circle has 360 degrees
Why we split a circle into 360°, an hour into 60 minutes, and a day into 24 hours — the ancient base-60 counting that still runs the clock and the compass.
Jul 5, 2026
The history of zero
How nothing became a number: a Babylonian placeholder, a Mayan shell, and finally an Indian number with its own arithmetic.
Jul 3, 2026