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.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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.
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.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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.
There are 13 steps in the gallows.
It is onsidered to be unlucky and the fear of the number 13 is called Triskaidekaphobia.
Monday, February 7, 2011
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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.
In science, it is the atomic number of hydrogen.
It is also used in binary code.
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