Dec 17, 2010 12:03
We often talk about the number thirteen and how unlucky it is, but did you realise that the number above thirteen , the ubiquitous FOURTEEN is as special?
Look at these facts and tell me WHY its so special?
The number of Stations of the Cross.
The Fourteen Holy Helpers were a group of saints formerly venerated together by Roman Catholics.
The number of muqatta'at in the Qur'an.
The number of Infalliables (Masoomeen) in Shia Ithna-Asheri Islam.
The number of pieces the body of Osiris was torn into by his fratricidal bother Set.
Among White Nationalists, 14 signifies the "Fourteen Words"-"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children"-attributed to David Lane. .
The number of days in a fortnight.
In traditional British units of weight, the number of pounds in a stone.
The number of lines in a sonnet.
The genealogy of Jesus in St. Matthew's Gospel is divided into three sets of 14 generations
Most people fart 14 times a day on average... ;-)
February 14 is St Valentine's day.
There is a Finnish word that contains a continuous sequence of 14 dots: Pääjääjää
In September 1752, Great Britain switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. In order to achieve the change, 11 days were 'omitted' from the calendar: the day after 2 September 1752 was 14 September 1752.
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