Facts About The Number Twenty-Four (24)
- 24 is the number of carats in 100% pure gold.
- The average person takes 12 seconds to count to 24.
- In Roman numerals, the number 24 is written as XXIV.
- A portion of cantaloupe, about 1/8th of the melon, is 24 calories.
- 24 is also the name of a popular television show in the United States.
- There is a total of 204 episodes in the Keifer Sutherland U.S. series 24.
- The standard for film projection in the cinema is at 24 frames per second.
- 24 is the atomic number for the chemical Chromium, a hard silvery gray metal.
- James Dean, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Chandra Levy all died at the early age of 24.
- In both Japanese and Chinese culture, the year is split into 24 blocks of 15 days.
- What do the Avocado, Rice and Grasshopper have in common? They all have 24 pairs of chromosomes.
- According to the biblical Gospels, Christ conducted 24 miraculous cures out a total of 33 miracles.
- In terms of wedding anniversaries, the 24th is actually earthenware i.e. clay pots or glazed pottery.
- There are 24 elements that make up the human body; there are also 24 coasts in the human thoracic cage
- Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are divided into 24 sections as there actually are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet.
- Ralph Lauren was in the army until he was 24 years old and left to join legendary clothing brand Brooks Brothers.
- Portugal is the 24th best country in the entire world according to a global poll, with Switzerland topping the list
- In the Christian Bible, the number 24 is used a total of 20 times, and funnily enough the number 600 is used 24 times.
- A 24 sided polygon is quite the sight to see but what do we call it? A 24-sided shape is actually called an icosikaitera.
- Nicopolis was founded in 24BC by Caesar Augustus; the previously Egyptian city now resides in Greece and lasted for over 7 centuries.
- Four and Twenty was the name of a 20th Century race-winning American racehorse. Born in 1958 the horse had a long career until retirement in 1971.
- The Laker’s Kobe Bryant, Mariner’s legend Ken Griffey Jr. and Raiders Charles Woodson all sported the number 24 jersey in their respective sports.
- 24 is a common number in records, it’s the age of the oldest cat, the most steins carried by a German barmaid and the time limit for over 1,000 world records
- 24 is the number of ways in which the letters of the word MEAT may be arranged. Only six arrangements produce words, though.
- The coveted 24 hour Le Mans Race runs for, as the name suggests, 24 hours. A continuous endurance race started in 1923 and has risen to one of the top races in the world.
- The 24th wedding anniversary is known as the Musical Instrument Anniversary, and this is associated with the modern gift. Traditionally, the 24th-anniversary symbol is the opal.
- The number of carats representing 100 percent pure gold is 24. A carat is a unit of purity for gold alloys. Carat purity is measured as 24 times the pure mass of the gold alloy divided by the total mass.
- A person who stays up for 24 hours straight enters a state of almost being drunk, after staying awake for an entire day you’re reaction levels are as if your blood alcohol is 0.1% which is above the drink drive limit.
- An individual who keeps awake for 24 hours in a row enters a condition of nearly being tanked, in the wake of remaining conscious for a whole day your response levels are as though your blood liquor is 0.1% which is over the beverage drive limit.
- Advent calendars have doors numbered from 1 to 24. The last door is to be opened on December 24, Christmas Eve. An Advent calendar helps countdown the days until Christmas, usually with a small item or devotional phrase that is revealed on each day.
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