Most people don’t get that easily excited about a number – unless perhaps some symbol like $ or € appears right nearby. Still, several valuable minds in history made a lot of fuss about specific numbers and their meaning. An...

Adherents of Discordianism believe in the power of chaos. They deny that the kosmos has order or, even less so, harmony. They will claim: “We believe this! And its contrary as well!.” They define their cult as a religion, disguised...