Define “Favorite”
fa·vor·ite
adjective
adjective: favourite; adjective: favorite
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1.preferred before all others of the same kind.“their favorite Italian restaurant”
synonyms: best-loved, most-liked, favored, dearest Mor
the number thirty three is my very favorite number.
How do you even choose a favorite number.
I literally have no clue where my partiality for one particular number came from.
Maybe DISNYLAND did it to me.
Yesterday I posted facts about
Sheldon Coopers
Favorite number so today..
Here are the facts of the number
33
MOSTLY PASTED FROM WIKI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_(number)
IN SCIENCE
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The atomic number of arsenic
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A normal human spine has 33 vertebrae when the bones that form the coccyx are counted individually.
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33 degrees is, according to the Newton scale, the temperature at which water boils.
IN ASTRONOMY
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Messier object M33, a magnitude 7.0 galaxy in the constellation Triangulum, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy.
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The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1982 August 2 and ended on -485 January 17. The duration of Saros series 33 was 1496.5 years, and it contained 84 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -1662 May 22 and ended on -364 July 10. The duration of Saros series 33 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.
DEFINE
saros
noun, Astronomy
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the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
IN RELIGION
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The divine name Elohim appears 33 times in the story of creation in the opening chapters of Genesis.
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Jesus‘s age when he was crucified in 33 A.D., according to many Christian traditions, though not verified historically.
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According to Al-Ghazali the dwellers of Heaven will exist eternally in a state of being age 33.
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Jesus performed 33 recorded miracles
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Islamic prayer beads are generally arranged in sets of 33, corresponding to the widespread use of this number in dhikr rituals. Such beads may number thirty-three in total or three distinct sets of thirty-three for a total of ninety-nine, corresponding to the names of God.
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33 is not only a numerical representation of “the Star of David,” but also the numerical equivalent of AMEN: 1+13+5+14=33.
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the highest degree in the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
OTHER FACTS ON 33
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In reference to gramophone records, 33 refers to a type of record by its revolution speed of 33⅓ revolutions per minute. 33s are also known as long playing records, or LPs. See: 78 and 45
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A significant number in modern numerology, one of the master numbers along with 11 and 22
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In French, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese, the word a patient is usually asked to say when a doctor is listening to his or her lungs with a stethoscope (Trente-Trois, Trentatrè, Treizeci şi trei, Treinta y Tres and Trinta e Três)
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The number printed on all Rolling Rock beer labels (this will now be my favorite beer)
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’33’ is a Vietnamese beer that American soldiers became familiar with during the war.
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’33’ (three-three) is a Nigerian produced brand of beer.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer used to be advertised as “Blended 33 to 1”.
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The namesake of the private club, Club 33, located in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square.
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One of the symbols of Ku Klux Klan. (K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, 3 times 11 is 33, KKK)
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2008 is the first time in 33 years that the United States has sent a satellite to explore and orbit Mercury (January 15, 2008)
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The number 33 was discovered to lead to the essential meaning of life (the Bible) in Dan Brown’s 2009 novel “The Lost Symbol”.
Bree Paige 