- Along with arithmetic, geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics..
- The national anthems of Japan, Jordan, and San Marino each have only 4 lines.
- Triscadecaphobia is the fear of the number 13.
- Only female mosquitoes bite.
- Much of the work done by Leibniz and Newton is based on theories by French philosopher Rene Descartes. As well as his many contributions to philosophy, Descartes also had a huge impact on mathematics, creating analytical geometry, developing a system that describes geometry using algebra, contributing to optics and much more..
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