Top 10 Facts About the Number 10
For many people, the number 10 plays a huge role in their lives — just ask footballing legends like Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona who have worn the number 10 on their jerseys for most of their careers. Ever wonder what are some interesting trivia about the number 10? We've laid down some of our favourites below:
- 10% of the world is left-handed
- The British Prime Minister lives at No. 10, Downing Street
- The Ten Commandments are crucial to Judaism and Christianity
- The word 'decimate' comes from the number 10. It means ‘to reduce by a tenth’
- Neon has the atomic number of 10
- The traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin, while the modern gift is diamonds 💎 — clear proof of inflation
- The Roman numeral for ten is X, which looks like two Vs (the Roman numeral for 5] put together
- Pythagoras considered 10 to be the most sacred number, since 1+2+3+4 = 10. These numbers represent existence (1), creation (2), life (3), and the four elements (4): earth 🌎, air 🌬️, fire 🔥, and, water 🌊
- There are 10 vowels in the Korean alphabet, Hangeul
- 10 seconds determines a 'knockout' in boxing 🥊
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