Number 22

In the divinatory tarot, there are 22 major arcana cards.

The typical length of a half hour sitcom not including commercials is 22 minutes.

The Titanic was traveling at a speed of 22 knots before it crashed into an iceberg.

Number 8

In mythology, the horse of the Norse god Odin has eight legs and is called Sleipnir.

There is a brand of chocolates filled with peppermint-flavoured cream called "After Eight", referring to the time 8 p.m.

"Eight Days a Week" is a number 1 single for the music group The Beatles.

Number 40

The letters of the word "forty" are in alphabetical order.

In Russian folklore it is believed that ghosts of the dead linger at the site of their death for forty days.

An Arab proverb states: "To understand a people, you must live among them for 40 days."

Number 39

The number is used in Japanese Internet chat slang for "thank you" when written with numbers (3=san 9=kyu).

The traditional number of times citizens of Ancient Rome hit their slaves when beating them, referred to as "Forty save one".

"39" is a song by The Cure on their album "Bloodflowers".

Number 24

24 is television series starring Kiefer Sutherland. Each episode covers one hour, with 24 episodes making up one entire "day".

The number of cycles in the Chinese solar year.

The number of teams that participated in each FIFA World Cup finals tournament between 1982 and 1994.

Number 15

In tennis, the number 15 represents the first point gained in a game.

It is one of The Numbers – 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42 – featured in television series Lost.

In a deck of tarot cards, it is the number corresponding to The Devil.

Number 6

There are six strings on a standard guitar.

The Bionic Six form the heroes in an animated series of the same title.

"Six" is used as an informal term to refer to the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6

Number 11

The maple leaf on the Flag of Canada has eleven points.

There are three films that have each won eleven Academy Awards in their respective times: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

The number 11 bus is a low-cost way of sightseeing in London.

Number 5

Five is the most common number of gears for automobiles with manual transmission.

In the United States legal system, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution can be referred to in court as "pleading the fifth", absolving the defendant from self-incrimination.

No. 5 is the name of the iconic fragrance created by Coco Chanel.

Number 18

In neo-Nazi circles, number 18 is a code word for Adolf Hitler. The number comes from the position of the letters in the alphabet: A = 1 and H = 8.

"I'm Eighteen" is Alice Cooper's first Top Ten hit single, from the 1971 album called "Love It to Death".

The number of chapters into which James Joyce's epic novel Ulysses is divided.

Number 27

Many talented and famous rock/blues musicians died at the of age 27. These include Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Pete Ham, and Kurt Cobain. The musicians who died at this age are often referred to as the 27 Club.

The number of species Captain Jean-Luc Picard made contact with in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Abbé Faria's prisoner number in the book The Count of Monte Cristo.

Number 9

The number 9 is revered in Hinduism and considered a complete, perfected and divine number because it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system, which originated from the Indian subcontinent as early as 3000 BC.

Nine Lives cat food: its name is derived from the legend that a cat has nine lives.

The nine muses in Greek mythology are Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (song), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).

Number 45

The sum of all single number digits is 45: 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45.

If you're married for 45 years, it is the sapphire wedding anniversary.

A football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each.

Number 20

Twenty is also the name of a village in Lincolnshire.

In the French and Portuguese education system, grades are given out of 20. Giving 20/20 is a very rare occasion

20/20 is a late-night news magazine program on the ABC network, that has been hosted by Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Elizabeth Vargas and others.

Number 20

Twenty is also the name of a village in Lincolnshire.

In the French and Portuguese education system, grades are given out of 20. Giving 20/20 is a very rare occasion

20/20 is a late-night news magazine program on the ABC network, that has been hosted by Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Elizabeth Vargas and others.

Number 31

There are 31 flavours of Baskin-Robbins ice cream and the shops are called 31 Ice Cream in Japan.

It is the number of days in the months January, March, May, July, August, October and December.

In ice hockey goaltenders often wear the number 31.

Number 7

The Marilyn Monroe film The Seven Year Itch (1955) is iconic for her white dress blowing up.

In the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling, seven is said to be the most powerfully magical number.

There are 7 Chakras in the basic model used in various eastern traditions and philosophies.

Number 12

Twelfth Night is a comedy by William Shakespeare.

According to UFO conspiracy theory, Majestic 12 is a secret committee, allegedly set up by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to investigate the Roswell UFO incident and cover up future extraterrestrial contact.

There are twelve basic hues in the colour wheel; 3 primary colours (red, yellow, blue), 3 secondary colours (orange, green & purple) and 6 tertiary colours.

Number 27

Many talented and famous rock/blues musicians died at the of age 27. These include Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Pete Ham, and Kurt Cobain. The musicians who died at this age are often referred to as the 27 Club.

The number of species Captain Jean-Luc Picard made contact with in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Abbé Faria's prisoner number in the book The Count of Monte Cristo.

Number 18

In neo-Nazi circles, number 18 is a code word for Adolf Hitler. The number comes from the position of the letters in the alphabet: A = 1 and H = 8.

"I'm Eighteen" is Alice Cooper's first Top Ten hit single, from the 1971 album called "Love It to Death".

The number of chapters into which James Joyce's epic novel Ulysses is divided.

Number 9

The number 9 is revered in Hinduism and considered a complete, perfected and divine number because it represents the end of a cycle in the decimal system, which originated from the Indian subcontinent as early as 3000 BC.

Nine Lives cat food: its name is derived from the legend that a cat has nine lives.

The nine muses in Greek mythology are Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (erotic poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (song), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).

Number 45

The sum of all single number digits is 45: 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45.

If you're married for 45 years, it is the sapphire wedding anniversary.

A football match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each.

Number 31

There are 31 flavours of Baskin-Robbins ice cream and the shops are called 31 Ice Cream in Japan.

It is the number of days in the months January, March, May, July, August, October and December.

In ice hockey goaltenders often wear the number 31.

Number 7

The Marilyn Monroe film The Seven Year Itch (1955) is iconic for her white dress blowing up.

In the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling, seven is said to be the most powerfully magical number.

There are 7 Chakras in the basic model used in various eastern traditions and philosophies.

Number 3

In Vietnam, there is a superstition that considers it bad luck to take a photo with three people in it; it is professed that the person in the middle will die soon.

In bowling, 3 strikes in a row is called a turkey.

The game rock-paper-scissors involves three hand shapes. Rock, paper, and scissors.

Number 47

The AK-47, also known as a Kalashnikov rifle, is one of the most widely-used military weapons in the world.

The tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are located 47 degrees apart.

The atomic number of silver is 47.

Number 33

A normal human spine has 33 vertebrae when the bones that form the coccyx are counted individually.

A significant number in modern numerology, one of the master numbers along with 11 and 22.

The title of the first episode of the new Battlestar Galactica television series in which the Cylons came every 33 minutes.

Number 25

It is the PokeDex number of Pikachu in the Pokémon cartoon.

The number of years of marriage marked in a silver wedding anniversary.

Twenty Five is the name of the George Michael compilation celebrating 25 years in the music business (1981–2006).

Number 19

The Soviet submarine K-19 was the first Soviet nuclear ballistic submarine.

Renault 19 is a car that is produced by French automobile manufacturer Renault.

This is the minimum age to marry in the state of Nebraska, USA.

Number 42

The angle in degrees for which a rainbow appears, called the critical angle.

In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Deep Thought gives 42 as the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything.

The number of spots on a pair of standard six-sided dice.

Number 2

Two is the lowest channel of television in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Mexico on which the signals are broadcast.

In Jewish law, the testimony of two witnesses are required to verify and validate events, such as marriage, divorce, and a crime that warrants capital punishment.

The glyph we use today in the Western world to represent the number traces its roots back to the Brahmin Indians, who wrote it as two horizontal lines (it is still written that way in Chinese and Japanese).

Number 35

If you're married for 35 years, it is the coral wedding anniversary.

The 35 mm film is the basic film gauge most commonly used for both analog photography and motion pictures.

Famous classical composer Mozart died at the age of 35.

Number 21

In badminton, 21 points are required to win a game.

It is in the title of the TV show 21 Jump Street, starring Johnny Depp.

The 21 Club is a top restaurant in New York City.

Number 17

The number to call the police in France.

In Nordic countries the seventeenth day of the year is considered the heart and/or the back of winter.

Seventeen is a magazine title.

Number 4

There are four natural elements: fire, air, water, earth; four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter; and there are four cardinal directions: north, south, east and west.

In Astrology, Cancer is the fourth astrological sign of the Zodiac.

Four, the fourth album by rock jam band Blues Traveler

Number 44

It is sometimes considered to be a "hitter's number" in baseball in the USA.

It is the code for international direct dial phone calls to the United Kingdom.

It is the number of candles in a box of Hanukkah candles.

Number 37

It is the number of plays William Shakespeare is thought to have written (counting Henry IV as three parts).

In science, it is the normal human body temperature in degrees Celsius.

It is the name of the protagonist in the book entitled This Number Speaks by Jason Patrick Doherty.

Number 13

It is the age that a Pagan or Wiccan usually starts to learn Witchcraft.

There are 13 steps in the gallows.

It is onsidered to be unlucky and the fear of the number 13 is called Triskaidekaphobia.

Number 30

'Don't trust anyone over thirty' was one of the rallying-cries of the 1960s student/youth protest movement.

Lewis Hamilton became the 30th Formula One World Champion on November 2, 2008.

The number of days in the months April, June, September and November.

Number 16

It is known to have a "coming of age" significance and has inspired the titles of many songs, such as "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen", "You're Sixteen", "Sweet Sixteen", and "Sixteen Candles".

In the story of the Sleeping Beauty, a spell is placed on the princess that when she reaches her 16th birthday, she will "prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die".

There are sixteen pawns in a chess set.

Number 1

In mathematics, it is its own factorial, its own square, its own cube, and so on.

In science, it is the atomic number of hydrogen.

It is also used in binary code.

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In Science, the atomic number of copper.

The number of letters in the Turkish, Finnish, Swedish, Faroese,and Norwegian alphabets.

In fictional currency of the Harry Potter book series, the number of Knuts in one Sickle.