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- Busquets: The number one favourites are Brazil http://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2018/06/01/5b117316ca47413c318b4586.html 45 comments soccer
- What’s your least favourite number? http://chalkdustmagazine.com/blog/whats-least-favourite-number/ 43 comments math
- What's your favourite number? http://chalkdustmagazine.com/blog/whats-your-favourite-number/ 6 comments math
- What's special about your favourite number? http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/numbers.html 98 comments math
- RMC Sport: Mourinho has already lost the dressing room and his days at Old Trafford are numbered. Zinedine Zidane is the favourite candidate to replace the 55-year-old. There are rumours Evra could be a part of Zidane’s coaching staff. https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/manchester-united-mourinho-sur-un-siege-ejectable-zidane-favori-1534447.html 516 comments soccer
- Andy Murray favourite to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after becoming World Number One http://www.bettingpro.com/category/entertainment/andy-murray-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-odds-20161105-0011/ 6 comments tennis
- The 7 Huge Lies That CEOs Tell. Numbers 3 and 5 are my favourite. http://www.bnet.com/blog/salesmachine/the-7-huge-lies-that-ceos-tell/16608?pg=2 2 comments reddit.com
- [Arda Birben] Fenerbahçe has Soumare as their favourite candidate for the number 6 spot. The player is out of the squad and a loan transfer is possible. There is no rush to make a decision on this transfer in case there is an opportunity for a star player before the European deadline. https://twitter.com/BirbenArda/status/1695140357824991340?s=19&t=PLwe1SizPer3lV7cPbdnWA 13 comments soccer
- Craig Anderson wore #23 on his Hockey Fights Cancer jersey because it's his wife's favourite number https://twitter.com/senators/status/795032049824530432 22 comments hockey
- Did you ever have to rename a large number of files but the filenames were such that no quick script could easily do it? Ever wish you could just apply your favourite vim tricks to the problem? Here's renameutils with qmv! http://www.nongnu.org/renameutils/ 23 comments linux
- Saraya: The narrative going around is very disheartening considering someone says they want the best for women’s wrestling but buries it in a number of tweets.. I will say being in this company close to a year, my favourite part is being with the girls in the lockerroom. https://twitter.com/saraya/status/1687556588322922496?s=21&t=9t3yww7-GMoqqJD_-TfjEQ 70 comments squaredcircle
- Number of penalties given for and against top Italian teams in last 6 years. Clearly Juventus is a constant ref favourite. (x-post from /r/Juve, credit ro /u/Killagina) http://oi58.tinypic.com/10y1err.jpg 8 comments soccer
- Hong Kong's former number 2 and Beijing favourite John Lee enters the race for city state's top job https://www.cityam.com/hong-kongs-former-number-2-and-beijing-favourite-john-lee-enters-the-race-for-city-states-top-job/ 4 comments china
- [Sky] Thomas Tuchel on Chelsea's Premier League title hopes: "To be totally honest, I see us as the number four, that cannot be the favourite in the next year. They have to close the gap to three, two and one" https://twitter.com/skysportspl/status/1426857448950829058?s=21 192 comments soccer
- [Ian Dennis] Told Arsenal now regarded as favourites to sign Malcolm from Bordeaux. Tim Vickery said last night on @5liveSport number of clubs chasing him include Tottenham and Manchester United. https://twitter.com/iandennisbbc/status/951771393892503552 31 comments soccer
- Fun with Square Numbers - high-school student Ben Robson explains his favourite mental math tricks for calculating square numbers and square roots. Awarded an 'honourable mention' in the Oxford University Maths Essay competition. https://tomrocksmaths.com/2020/05/28/fun-with-square-numbers/ 22 comments math
- I completed the Million Millimeter March for MoMath to celebrate 1 million visitors at the National Museum for Mathematics in NYC and was joined by puzzle enthusiast and Dartmouth Professor Peter Winkler who revealed fun facts about some of his favourite 6-digit numbers (full list in comments) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPuSddaEnVQ 10 comments math
- Messi: “I don’t focus much on the records or numbers. I don’t have a favourite goal but the first against Albacete, that pass from Ronnie, I will never forget. Without the help of all my colleagues it would have been impossible to make these 400 goals. I hope I can get some more." https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20190116/454166012149/barca-messi-400-goles-mundo-deportivo-exclusiva.html 301 comments soccer
