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Thirty Eight

thirty eight

... is the sum of the squares of the first three primes.
... is the number of recorded plays by William Shakespeare.
... AD was the year St Andrew died.
... years since Norway began oil production in the North Sea.
... Francis Moulton was named the first female president of a US national bank in 1938.
... Also in 1938, Mexico nationalized all foreign owned oil properties within its borders.
... is the name of the bill that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada.
... is an important number in Norse mythology representing unnatural bravery.
... was the highest UK chart position of the Bond theme "Diamonds Are Forever, sung by Shirley Bassey.
... is the atomic number of strontium.
... is the number of slots on an American Roulette wheel.
... Phaedrus wrote his collection of fables in 38AD.
... if you are looking for the best breakfast in the world, you need to be in NYC and find 38th and 5th, walk up 5th on the right hand sidewalk, enter the Green Pea Deli and place an order.
... the house number of the tenement I lived in until I was 12 years old.
... the year (1938) in which Superman made his first appearance in a comic book.
... also the year the first edition of The Beano was published.
... also the year the Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting Canada and the USA, was dedicated by President Franklin D Roosevelt (a bridge I have crossed).
... the number of years since the Nasdaq stock market index launched.
... is the fastest rate of taps per second measured in tap dancing - the world record held by Irish Dancer, James Devine.
... is the year Du Pont announced the name of their new synthetic yarn - nylon.
... years since Jim Morrison was found dead in a hotel in Paris.
... there is no answer to the equation φ(x) = 38, making 38 a nontotient.
... the year that Time Magazine listed the Man of the Year as Adolf Hitler.
... the year that Bugs Bunny first appeared in Porky's Hare Hunt.
... the year that Benny Goodman and his orchestra became the first jazz musicians to headline Carnegie Hall NYC.
... the border between North and South Korea lies on the 38th parallel north.
... the number of calories in a peach.
... according to research reported in The Onion, 38% of people are not entitled to their opinion.
... the number of seconds tickets for the Spice Girls reunion concert in London were available before they sold out.
... apparently, it takes Walmart 38 seconds to earn $470,000.
... the predicted number of years the British Army will occupy Afghanistan.
... the numbers of years since Apollo 15 was launched.
... the number of years since Switzerland gave women voting rights in some state elections.
... is the angle at which an avalanche happens.
... the number of years since the UK said goodbye to shillings and farthings.
... is the number associated with the Egyptian God of Death, Anubis.
... BC was the year Nero Claudius Drusus was born.
...the number of years since my Mum pushed me out - just in time for lunch.

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Posted on July 24, 2009 in Ponderings.

2 Responses to “Thirty Eight”

jennifer kreamer says:

September 11, 2009 at 7:51 pm

…the year my mum pushed me out, just missing lunch in Guy’s Hospital
….the number of diosese in England
….the number most frequently to appear in the Lotto
….the number of breeds of cat in the world

There’s more but i’ve forgotten!

How’s your life going? Much magic?
jennifer kreamer says:

September 11, 2009 at 7:56 pm

…the year my mum pushed me out, causing her to miss lunch
….the number of diosese in England ( or is it UK?)
….the number most frequently to appear in the Lotto
….the number of cat types in the world according to BBC/ Joanna Lumley

There’s more but i’ve forgotten!

How’s your life going? Much magic?

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