Timothy Leary (while super-high on acid) identified 8 levels of consciousness...Hanukkah is 8 days long...The number 8 is one of the luckiest numbers in Chinese culture because, pronounced, it sounds similar to the words for prosper and wealth...The 8-track tape is still underrated as a cultural icon...There are 8 furlongs in a mile (for all you horse lovers out there)...An 8th is a common measurement for a certain psychoactive plant product...Macbeth sees 8 apparitions in Act 4, scene 1 of Shakespeare's classic...In nuclear physics, 8 is considered the second magic number...and, 8 happens to by my luckiest number...