Cultural factoids of the day: 64

Perhaps because 64 is a power of two, and a square and a cube, but also for other reasons, it pops up in lots of places. Here are some of the things I ve associated it with over the years: ¶ Crayola 64-crayon box : as a kid, this box seemed like the ultimate luxury, the Rolls-Royce of crayons. So many colors, and the box had a built-in sharpener. Advanced technology! ¶ A chess board has 64…