And get this: Even though no number before 1,000 contains the letter a, plenty contain the uncommon letter x. When writing one to 999, you’d use x more than 200 times, thanks to six, 16 and 60 ...

Forty is the only number in English whose letters appear in alphabetical order. 2. Minus 40 degrees, or “40 below,” is the only temperature that is the same in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. 3.

What does 888 mean? The buzzword for the number eight is power, said Summers. So, if you are seeing many repeating eights, it may be a sign to take your power back in situations where you've lost it.