Sunday, August 2, 2009

100

Its such a significant number...

It is the sum of the first nine
prime numbers, as well as the sum of 4 pairs of prime numbers (47 + 53, 17 + 83, 3 + 97, 41 + 59), and the sum of the cubes of the first four integers (100 = 13 + 23 + 33 + 43). Also, 26 + 62 = 100, thus 100 is a Leyland number.
100 degrees
Celsius is the boiling temperature of pure water at sea level
100 is the atomic number of
fermium.
A 100 year old person is known as a centenarian. George Burns. Bob Hope, and United States Senator Strom Thurmond were among those who had lived to 100.
The number of tiles in a standard
Scrabble set
The denomination of the
U.S. hundred-dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin's portrait; the "Benjamin" is the largest U.S. bill in print
In
Greece, India and Israel, 100 is the police telephone number.
"The First Hundred Days" is an arbitrary benchmark of a
President of the United States' performance at the beginning of his or her term.
NASDAQ-100 is a stock market index of 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange
100 Grand Bar (formerly known as $100,000 Bar) is a candy bar produced by Nestlé
Pope Valentine succeeded Pope Eugene II to become the 100th Pope in August 827
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born (Gen. 21:5).
Pop 100 is a chart created in 2005 and released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It measures mainstream radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Pop 100 chart.
100 episodes, generally the point at which a TV series becomes viable for syndication (often reached during a prime time series' 5th season)
The number of runs required for a
cricket batsman to score a Century, a significant milestone
The record number of points scored in one
NBA game, set by Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors on March 2, 1962
The
Freedom 100 is an Indy Pro Series auto race held the Friday before the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The
2004 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals was the 100th Fall Classic
San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 100 touchdowns on November 19, 2006
Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies became the fastest MLB player to reach 100 home runs on June 27, 2007
The minimum distance in
yards for a Par 3 on a golf course




It is also the distance from my place in KC to:
Chanute, KS
Past Emporia
Maryville, MO
St Joe and back

And the approximate distance from:
Denver to Cheyenne
Indianapolis to Louisville
Chicago to Milwaukee

And most importantly - how far I rode my bike this weekend!

The Cider Mill Century was a great success. All 103 miles of it. So proud of myself and my great friends that I shared the day with.

Now, just 35.2 more miles and I'll be at the IMOO finish line.

Sigh. 39 more days!

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