On the Number 24

The 12th even number = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

Number of hours in a day = 24 (24-hour clock)

Product of the 1st and 6th even numbers = 2 x 12 = 24

Product of the 2nd and 3rd even numbers = 4 x 6 = 24

Product of the 1st composite & 1st perfect number 4 x 6 = 24

Product of the 2nd triangular & 2nd cube numbers = 3 x 8 = 24

Sum of the 5th and 6th prime numbers 11 + 13 = 24

The 4th abundant number = 12, 18, 20, 24

Factorial 4 = 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24

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The 292nd & 293rd digits of pi = 24

11)

The 78th & 79th digits of phi = 24

12)

Atomic Number of Chromium (Cr) = 24 (24 protons & 24 electrons)

13)

Number of ribs in the human body = 24

14)

Number of chapters in Homer's Iliad = 24

15)

Number of chapters in Homer's Odyssey = 24

16)

Number of chapters in the Gospel of St. Luke = 24

17)

The 24th day of the year = January 24

18)

The 24th hexagram of the I Ching: Fu / Return (The Turning Point)

19)

one pennyweight = 24 grams

20)

one league = 24 furlongs (league = 4.83 kilometers)

21)

one florin = 24 pence (Old British currency)

22)

24 carat gold means pure gold (12 carat gold is 50% pure)

23)

Gene Pitney's 24 Hours from Tulsa reached Top 5 music chart in Britain.

24)

The board game Nine Men's Morris has 24 holes for pegs.

25)

Advent calendars have doors numbered from 1 to 24.
The last door is to be opened on December 24, Christmas Eve.

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Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi No Hitomi) (1954) is the only film available on videotape from Keisuke Kinoshita. The film chronicles 20 years in the lives of a loving teacher Oishi (played by Hideo Takemine) and 12 of her pupils in a small Inland Sea village. James Monaco (Ed.), The Movie Guide, Perigee Book, NY, p. 1009). The film was based on the novel by Sakae Tsuboi. The narrative begins in 1928 with the teacher's first class of first grade students and follows her through 1946 (wikipedia). (Trailer; Farewell scene); (Film Reviews: 1, 2). This film beat Akiro Kurosawa's Seven Samurai for the Best Film of 1954 by Kinema Junpo magazine.

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1951 Bowman Baseball Card #305

Willie Mays Hitting (1959)

1954 World Series Catch

Willie Mays wore uniform #24 playing baseball for the New York Giants (1951-1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1972), and New York Mets (1972-1973). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 in his first year of eligibility. Mays was nicknamed "The Say Hey Kid". Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, 3283 hits, and 1903 RBIs. Mays was considered the greatest all-around baseball player of all-time. Mays hauling in Vic Wertz's drive at the warning track in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series is known as "The Catch" (Video). It prevented Cleveland Indians winning, and allowed the Giants to sweep the Indians in four games, winning the 1954 World Series.

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Numerology: words whose letters add up to 24

HOLY: 8 + 6 + 3 + 7 = 24

TRUTH: 2 + 9 + 3 + 2 + 8 = 24

FOUR: 6 + 6 + 3 + 9 = 24

FIVE: 6 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 24

NINE: 5 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 24

TWELVE: 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 24