12

Jan 17, 2006 14:02

as a kid I started to notice a pattern in the number 12... I still do and it still interest's me as to why as a culture and by culture i mean in the "homosapien" sense if you can add to this list YOU would be AWESOME! possibly for the rest of your life



12 hours in the day
12 months in the year (gregorian)
12 Constellations
12 Western/Chinese Zodiac signs
12 tribes of Judah
There are 12,000 people sealed from each of the twelve tribes of Judah in the Book of Revelation prophecies.
The Book of Revelation 12:1 mentions a woman - usually interpreted as Virgin Mary - wearing a crown of twelve stars.
12 apostles
12 days of Christmas
Eastern Orthodoxy observes 12 Great Feasts.
In Ancient Greek religion, the 12 Olympians were the principal gods of the pantheon.
12 Pack (fueling this entry btw Sam Adams' Winter Lager = WIN)
12 step program heh
12 planet theory of ancient sumeria where if one counts the sun and moon as both individual planets and another planet they called "nibiru" that has such a retro-elliptical orbit it only comes into our solar system once every 3,600 years would = 12
Mayan's calender of the end of the world December 21st 20(12)
K-12 american education system
The first element which was assigned a mass was the carbon 12 atom (atomic weight)
The Chinese use a 12 year cycle for time-reckoning called Earthly Branches.
There are twenty-four hours in a day in all, with 12 hours for a half a day
The minute hand of a clock face turns "12" times as fast as the hour hand
12 is the number of pitch classes in an octave,Also, the total number of major keys
The number of function keys on most PC keyboards (F1 through F12)
There are normally twelve pairs of ribs in the human body
Twelve stars are featured on the European flag
In the United States, 12 people are appointed to sit on a jury for felony trials in all but four states, and in federal and D.C. courts. The number of jurors in the movie gave the title to the film 12 Angry Men
12 men have walked on the Earth's moon
12 eggs in a dozen
12 steps in a staircase
In Greek mythology, the number of labours of Heracles (Hercules)= 12



there has to be more.... I hope this has been eye opening or absolutely worthless

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