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057 = Factorial Calculations and Optimal Celebrations
In THIS episode...
* Matt has found the last number.
* How do you determine which day of the week a given date falls on if you know the day of another date?
* And some other international business.
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Matt explains this tweet to Bec in our first problem: https://twitter.com/standupmaths/status/1354919418300657669
And here is the offending, and very funny, website they reference - Visual Fractions: https://visualfractions.com/calculator/factorial/what-is-the-factorial-of-170/
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