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A Magic Number Pattern
About 800 years ago, an Italian mathematician named Fibonacci discovered a number pattern that appears EVERYWHERE in nature. Ready? Here it is:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89...
Can you figure out the rule? Each number is the SUM of the two numbers before it!
1 + 1 = 2
1 + 2 = 3
2 + 3 = 5
3 + 5 = 8
5 + 8 = 13
8 + 13 = 21
What comes after 89? It is 55 + 89 = 144!
This seems like just a cool math trick. But here is the amazing part: this exact sequence of numbers shows up over and over again in flowers, trees, shells, and even galaxies!