Why Do Numbers Repeat in Nature?

Imagine you're planting seeds in a garden. If you plant them at just the right angle, they grow into spirals like the ones on a sunflower, and it all has to do with numbers called Fibonacci numbers. These special numbers show up everywhere in nature because they help things grow efficiently.

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Sunflowers grow in spirals because they follow a pattern called the Fibonacci sequence.
Bees build their honeycombs using shapes that fit perfectly together, these are like math puzzles.
Even your fingers have numbers hiding inside them: you've got three sections on each finger, and there are five fingers total.

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