Just heard this fantastic mnemonic memory trick by Brian Dunning (host of the Skeptoid Podcast) in Dr. Karl’s (BBC) Podcast. How do you know if you’re talking about a trillion? Quadrillion? Quintillion? Sextillion? Turns out it’s actually quite easy: Count…
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