09 December 2010

17 facts about the number seventeen


1. Seventeen is the number you’re most likely to pick if you’re asked to choose one at random.

2. Seventeen is the atomic number of chlorine but 17% of people admit to having peed in a swimming pool. Iiieeew.

3. Stegosaurus had 17 bony plates on its back.

4. The minimum possible number of givens for a Sudoku puzzle with a unique solution is 17.

5. The okapi is the only mammal that can clear its own ears with its tongue, which can grow to 17 inches (about 43 centimetres) long. Iiieeew again.

6. The middle verse in the New Testament is Acts 17:17.

7. Seventeen percent of Facebook gamers call themselves addicted. (Is FarmVille really that good?)

8. The Smashing Pumpkins realeased a song called 17 that is 17 seconds long with no vocals. It comes with a poem and if you read this at a standard speed, you will finish at the end of the song.

9. In Harry Potter, 17 is the coming of age for wizards and also the number of sickles in one galleon.

10. At 17 weeks pregnant, if you were to hold your baby, she would fit snugly in the palm of your hand.

11. Seventeen is the number of syllables in a haiku.

12. To call the police in France, you dial 17.

13. There are 17 different ways that a wallpaper design can repeat.

14. A cow's saliva increases by 17% while grazing.

15. Seventeen steps lead up to Sherlock Holmes' house at 221B Baker Street.

16. The original title of the Beatles' song I saw her standing there was 17.

17. A wild goose will accept as its parent whatever creature it sees within its first 17 hours of life.


Image: Gabor Pozsgai

6 comments:

  1. I really like your articles. I am supposed to find 10 facts about the number 17 for math and your article helped a lot.

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  2. Very useful for my daughter's homework...thanks :)

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  3. How iz u doing?

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  4. Thanks! I was hoping to find the most intresting ones.

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