Count to 1,000,000!

This will be be my last post in this thread, so I will give some interesting facts about this number, as was originally the purpose of this thread.

  • The Chinese invented gunpowder circa AD 270.
  • Also, year AD 270 is often given as the beginning of so-called Late Antiquity, with the Crisis of the Third Century gradually coming to a close.
  • In 270 BCE, the Greek philosopher Epicurus dies. He is still well-known in philosophy for his views on pleasure and the joys of life.
In other fields:
  • 270 Volts is the upper limit of voltage tolerance for most 50Hz general-use devices.
 
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