13 Reasons Why

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About the Logo
The logo is an amalgamation of the letter K and the number 13.
And the thirteen reasons why I chose the number 13 is listed below.

  • It’s my birth date.
    I was born on the 13th day of the month.
  • It’s a number in the Fibonacci series.
    A Fibonacci series is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers.
  • It’s one of the only 3 known Wilson primes.
    A Wilson prime is a prime number p such that p^2 divides (p − 1)! + 1, where “!” denotes the factorial function.
  • It’s a happy number.
    A happy number is a number whose sum of the squares of its digits stabilize at 1 without looping forever.
  • It’s the smallest emirp number.
    An emirp ("prime" spelled backward) is a prime whose reverse is also prime, but which is not a palindromic prime.
  • It’s the total number of Archimedean solids.
    Archimedean solids are semi-regular convex polyhedrons composed of regular polygons meeting in identical vertices.
  • It’s the starting year of a teenage life.
    This is the first year a person is considered a teenager.
  • It’s considered a lucky number in Italy.
    In Italian, the expression “fare tredici” (meaning “to do 13”) means hit the jackpot.
  • It’s the number of ranks in a standard card deck.
    In a deck of playing cards, there are 4 suits (clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades) each of 13 ranks.
  • It’s the number of lunation in a year.
    In a solar year, the Moon orbits the Earth 13 times. Also, the Moon travels across the sky every day by 13 degrees.
  • It’s an important day in the Hindu calendar.
    In Hinduism, Pradosha Vrat (meaning “fast”) is observed on Trayodashi (13th lunar day) in honour of Lord Shiva.
  • It’s the number days of mourning in Hinduism.
    In Hinduism, tehravin (13th day) marks the final day of mourning and the soul detaches itself to attain peace.
  • It’s because I don’t suffer from Triskaidekaphobia.
    Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13.