Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with ...

The Fibonacci sequence is a famous mathematical sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. People claim there are many special properties about the numerical sequence, such as ...

Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe in 1202. His famous number sequence began as a simple rabbit puzzle. Centuries later, this sequence gained fame for its ...

After dividing 1 by 999-quattuordecillion (a number that’s 48 integers long), you get the Fibonacci sequence presented in neat, 24-digit strings. Here’s why that happens. As a quick refresher, the ...