Go crazy about 8.... and 888 & DAG & 888DAG

888 8 is the second honest number, because 8 = "two cubed". One can split a pie into 8 pieces with three straight cuts.
888 8 is the largest cube (2^3) in the Fibonacci sequence.
8 = 5 + 1 + 2 and 512 = 8^3
(2n - 1)^2 ≡ 1 (mod 8)(... any squared odd number is a multiple of 8 plus 1)
Digital sums of prime pair products:
5 x 7 = 35 and 3+5 = 8
11 x 13 = 143 and 1+4+3 = 8
17 x 19 = 323 and 3+2+3 = 8
29 x 31 = 899 and 8+9+9 = 26 and 2+6 = 8
41 x 43 = 1763 and 1+7+6+3 = 17 and 1+7 = 8
59 x 61 = 3599 and 3+5+9+9 = 26 and 2+6 = 8 ... etc.

A base-8 (octal) numeral system was devised by the Yuki of Northern California, who used the spaces between the fingers to count.
Zenzizenzizenzic was a term coined by earlier mathematicians to indicate the 8 power of a number. The root word is the German zenzic from the medieval Italian word censo. The Italians used censo to translate the Arabic word mál (literally "possessions, property") meaning 'squared' in the context of mathematics.
1 human being out of 8 is a Chinese farmer.
Inhabitants of the world (2004): 6.2 billions.
Inhabitants of China (2004): 1.3 billions, 60% of them living in a rural area.
The proportion is then: (1.3 · 60%)/6.2 = approx. 1 Chinese farmer / 8 human beings.--- Is this article still topical? Please send us your comments!
In numerology, 8 is the number of building, and in some theories, also the number of destruction.

"Bagua", in the Mystical Numbers of Taoism, represents the number 8 and symbolizes the Eight Signs of Change and Combinations.
Eight is considered a lucky number in Chinese culture because it sounds like the word "prosper". In Northern China, people often say: "If you want to be rich you must stick to the number eight". Dates and times with either a 6 or an 8 have been predominantly chosen as auspicious for important events. When Chinese businessmen stay in a hotel, they would rather choose rooms with numbers such as: 6, 8, 58, 168, 518, 588, 868, and so on.

Hanukkah is an eight day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of December.

Ref: http://www.archimedes-lab.org/numbers/Num7_12.html

A BIT MORE:
8-Circuit Model of Consciousness (link ref: Wikipedia)

Techies :-)
1 Byte = 8 bits :)

About 55% of all CPUs sold in the world are 8-bit microcontrollers or microprocessors (link ref: Wikipedia)

Joke. What did 0 say to 8? Answer: "Nice belt!".

Sooooooooo ... everyone say 8 .. say 888 .. say DAG ... and say 888DAG