Pondering 8

After a series of break ups at the 8month mark I have decided to ponder on the number 8. Here are the things I find of most relevance... . 8 is a composite number, its proper divisors being 1, 2, and 4 . Eight is a power of two... . The atomic number of oxygen . The maximum number of electrons that can occupy a valence shell . In human adult dentition there are eight teeth in each quadrant. The eighth tooth is the so-called wisdom tooth . There are eigth cervical nerves on both sides in humans and most mammals . Hanukkah is an eight day Jewish celebration . In Christianity eight is the number of beatitudes . There are eight vegetables in V8 juice

. A stop sign has 8 sides. Hmmm...

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