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TIL: how to convert miles to kms. Fibonacci sequence: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21... Let any term be the no. of miles & the next term is≈ the no. of kms: 2miles≈3km|3miles≈5km|5miles≈8km|8 miles≈13km. The ratio of consecutive terms converges to the golden ratio (1.618), & the no. of kms in a mile=1.609

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