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To commemorate this occasion, I have curated for you a five-hour multi-genre music playlist consisting of 100 100-themed songs. Enjoy.
Some fun facts about the number 100:
100 is the sum of the first nine prime numbers, the sum of the first ten odd positive integers, as well as the square of the sum of the first four positive integers.
According to UN estimates, the global population of centenarians (people aged 100 and older) was 95,000 in 1990, 450,000 in 2015 and pre-COVID-19 projections estimated this number to reach 3.7 million in 2050.
Approximately 3/4 of all US $100 bills circulate outside the United States and most of them have traces of cocaine.
At the average annual USD inflation rate of 2.89%, something that costs $100 now will cost $235.49 in 2049.
The 💯 emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, originating from teachers’ use of marking assignments in red ink with “100” to signal a perfect grade. It’s popular usage as a signifier of affirmation or authenticity by Black Twitter led to its eventual destiny to be printed on garments for sale on Etsy.
According to angelnumber.me, seeing the number 100 frequently means “angels want you to continue working to be better.” So all those 💯s in your feed is the universe telling you to get your shit together.
The United States Senate has 100 Senators—one for each percentage point that, when summed, calculates the probability that the Senate will filibuster any debates about getting rid of filibusters.
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