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Have you ever spent countless hours wrestling with Excel formulas, trying to convert “one thousand two hundred” into “1,200” or vice versa? For years, this task has frustrated professionals across ...

Welcome to Super Bowl LIX. That's Super Bowl 59 for those untrained in Roman numerals, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in New Orleans. Led by ...

Super Bowl LIX is the 59th iteration of the NFL championship game. The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season started, ...

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For nearly 60 years, the Super Bowl has become a central part of American culture well beyond the sphere of pro football. And for many, the Super Bowl also prompts the need to touch up on a certain ...

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice brings ...

After an exciting round of Championship games, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are set to meet in Super Bowl LIX on February 9 in New Orleans. While this is the time of year for fun ...

The Roman Empire might've fallen, but it didn't take their numbers down with it. Those pesky letters disguised as numbers still stick around to this day, normally wreaking havoc on people that just ...

The Stone of Destiny is a powerful symbol of the British monarchy. Also known as Stone of Scone, the centuries-old object has been placed under the coronation chair for the crowning of British ...

This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses numerals ...