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15th May 2007, 11:42 AM
E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and also the most commonly used in the English language. W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet. Half of W is V, which is the roman numeral for 5. Once again, therefore, the inherent connection between 5 and 23 is proven. Relent ye skeptics!
Asteroid researchers measuring the rotation periods of asteroids reported that none were found with periods of less than 2.3 hours. A rotation period of less than 2.3 hours would cause them to be torn apart. I dunno,physics
The "Dog Days" of summer begin on July 23rd when the star Sirius, in the Constellation of Orion, first rises from behind the sun.
The most frequent numbers in the Book of Revelations are 4 (the powerful beasts), 7(seven seals, seven churches, etc.), and 12 (12 apostles, etc.). 4+7+12=23!
There were originally 23 channels of Citizens Band (CB) radio in the US. There are now 40.
Ceasar was stabbed 23 times when he was assassinated.
The average smoker smokes 23 butts a day
Bill Clinton's numerical initials are B=2 C=3.
There are 23 chapters of the Cult Awareness Network
December 23, 1805 Birth date of Joseph Smith founded the Mormon church
2323 Clark St. Chicago this is the theater where John Dillinger was allegedly shot while leaving after the flick Manhattan Melodrama ended.
Two-thirds of the angels decided to stick it out in Heaven with God after Lucifer and the other third fell
In the final assault on the Death Star, Luke Skywalker is in Red 5. Red 2 and Red 3 start the bomb runs at 23 degrees
TK421, the only stormtrooper called by name in the Star Wars trilogy. T(20)+k(11)+4-2-1=32. The reverse of 23
69 (23*3) is one of the many loved sexual positions of humans. The Zodiac sign for Cancer looks like a sideways 69. Cancers are born between June 21 and July 21 and 21+2 (the number of characters in 69)=23
The angle between the rays of a symmetrical-pointed star is 72 degrees. Also, the angle between legs of a pentagon is 108 degrees (the complementary angle of 108 is 72(108+72=180)). (2^3)*(3^2)=2*3*2*3*2=72. (Note that 5 (2^2)*(3^3)=3*2*3*2*3=58. Numbers are 2*3*2*3*5=180 multiplied in each equation.)
There are 23 vitamins and minerals in a Centrum Silver tablet
Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, 1945 (8+6+4+5=23).
63 years, the average lifespan of a human being on the planet Earth, is roughly 23,000 days.
Adolf Hitler organized the National Socialist Congress on January 23. On November 23 he tried to seize power
June 15th, 1904 (19 + 04 = 23) The date the ship "General Slocum " catches fire and over a thousand die
October 13 (10+13=23) is the month and day that the Knight Templars were arrested in France... hence Friday the 13th being considered a day of bad luck.
23 is the first prime number in which both digits are prime numbers and add up to another prime number
Gangster "Mad Dog" Coll was shot on 23rd Street when he was 23 years old; a year later, Dutch Schultz (who paid for the Coll assassination) was himself fatally shot on October 23, 1935. Marty Krompier, king of the Harlem numbers racket, was non-fatally shot on the same October 23, 1935. ("It's got to be one of them coincidences," he told the police.) Shultz's killer, Charlie Workman, served 23 years of a life sentence
There are exactly 23 plainly visible characters (letters & numbers) on the front of U.S. Coins.
Nissan is a brand of Japanese cars. In Japanese, "ni" is 2, and "san" is 3. So Nissan would be 23
The USA performed 23 tests of atomic detonations at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific.
On average every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as the average wave
The name of the Uranium isotope used in bombs is U235.
Popeye is seen repeatedly pondering the number 23 in many of his 1970's TV Cartoons
Kramer hides his air conditioner on Level Purple 23 in a shopping carpark. This episode was played in Australia on 23 September 1996.
The date of the 'weather balloon' crash at Roswell, New Mexico was July 3, 1947. 7+3+1+9+4+7=32. The reverse of 23.
W, the only letter in the English language to be renounced polysyllabically, is 23rd in line. Note also that it is a double(2)-u and that t has three(3) syllables.
The top ten most popular male names account for 23% of all names.
In World War I there were 23 countries allied against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.
In 1988 there were 23 million residences in England and Wales.
And 23 is the 2nd most frequent number in the lottery in the U.k
Asteroid researchers measuring the rotation periods of asteroids reported that none were found with periods of less than 2.3 hours. A rotation period of less than 2.3 hours would cause them to be torn apart. I dunno,physics
The "Dog Days" of summer begin on July 23rd when the star Sirius, in the Constellation of Orion, first rises from behind the sun.
The most frequent numbers in the Book of Revelations are 4 (the powerful beasts), 7(seven seals, seven churches, etc.), and 12 (12 apostles, etc.). 4+7+12=23!
There were originally 23 channels of Citizens Band (CB) radio in the US. There are now 40.
Ceasar was stabbed 23 times when he was assassinated.
The average smoker smokes 23 butts a day
Bill Clinton's numerical initials are B=2 C=3.
There are 23 chapters of the Cult Awareness Network
December 23, 1805 Birth date of Joseph Smith founded the Mormon church
2323 Clark St. Chicago this is the theater where John Dillinger was allegedly shot while leaving after the flick Manhattan Melodrama ended.
Two-thirds of the angels decided to stick it out in Heaven with God after Lucifer and the other third fell
In the final assault on the Death Star, Luke Skywalker is in Red 5. Red 2 and Red 3 start the bomb runs at 23 degrees
TK421, the only stormtrooper called by name in the Star Wars trilogy. T(20)+k(11)+4-2-1=32. The reverse of 23
69 (23*3) is one of the many loved sexual positions of humans. The Zodiac sign for Cancer looks like a sideways 69. Cancers are born between June 21 and July 21 and 21+2 (the number of characters in 69)=23
The angle between the rays of a symmetrical-pointed star is 72 degrees. Also, the angle between legs of a pentagon is 108 degrees (the complementary angle of 108 is 72(108+72=180)). (2^3)*(3^2)=2*3*2*3*2=72. (Note that 5 (2^2)*(3^3)=3*2*3*2*3=58. Numbers are 2*3*2*3*5=180 multiplied in each equation.)
There are 23 vitamins and minerals in a Centrum Silver tablet
Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, 1945 (8+6+4+5=23).
63 years, the average lifespan of a human being on the planet Earth, is roughly 23,000 days.
Adolf Hitler organized the National Socialist Congress on January 23. On November 23 he tried to seize power
June 15th, 1904 (19 + 04 = 23) The date the ship "General Slocum " catches fire and over a thousand die
October 13 (10+13=23) is the month and day that the Knight Templars were arrested in France... hence Friday the 13th being considered a day of bad luck.
23 is the first prime number in which both digits are prime numbers and add up to another prime number
Gangster "Mad Dog" Coll was shot on 23rd Street when he was 23 years old; a year later, Dutch Schultz (who paid for the Coll assassination) was himself fatally shot on October 23, 1935. Marty Krompier, king of the Harlem numbers racket, was non-fatally shot on the same October 23, 1935. ("It's got to be one of them coincidences," he told the police.) Shultz's killer, Charlie Workman, served 23 years of a life sentence
There are exactly 23 plainly visible characters (letters & numbers) on the front of U.S. Coins.
Nissan is a brand of Japanese cars. In Japanese, "ni" is 2, and "san" is 3. So Nissan would be 23
The USA performed 23 tests of atomic detonations at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific.
On average every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as the average wave
The name of the Uranium isotope used in bombs is U235.
Popeye is seen repeatedly pondering the number 23 in many of his 1970's TV Cartoons
Kramer hides his air conditioner on Level Purple 23 in a shopping carpark. This episode was played in Australia on 23 September 1996.
The date of the 'weather balloon' crash at Roswell, New Mexico was July 3, 1947. 7+3+1+9+4+7=32. The reverse of 23.
W, the only letter in the English language to be renounced polysyllabically, is 23rd in line. Note also that it is a double(2)-u and that t has three(3) syllables.
The top ten most popular male names account for 23% of all names.
In World War I there were 23 countries allied against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria.
In 1988 there were 23 million residences in England and Wales.
And 23 is the 2nd most frequent number in the lottery in the U.k