On the Number 56 (Part 1)

On the Number 56

56 in Mathematics

The 28th even number = 56

The 11th abundant number = 56

The 39th composite number = 56

The 6th tetrahedral number: 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56, 84, 120

Product of the 1st prime and 2nd perfect number = 2 x 28 = 56

Product of 2nd & 7th even numbers = 4 x 14 = 56

Product of 4th odd & 4th even numbers = 7 x 8 = 56

Sum of the 2nd through 7th prime numbers = 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 = 56

Sum of the 1st and 10th triangular numbers = 1 + 55 = 56
Sum of the 1st and 10th Fibonacci numbers = 1 + 55 = 56

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Sum of the first 7 even numbers = 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12 + 14 = 56

11)

Sum of the 2nd, 4th, and 6th square numbers = 2² + 4² + 6² = 4 + 16 + 36 = 56

12)

Sum of the 1st, 4th, and 9th triangular numbers = 1 + 10 + 45 = 56

13)

Sum of the 2nd and 16th prime numbers = 3 + 53 = 56

14)

Sum of the 6th and 14th prime numbers = 13 + 43 = 56

15)

Sum of the 8th and 12th prime numbers = 19 + 37 = 56

16)

Sum of the 3rd and 13th lucky numbers = 7 + 49 = 56

17)

Sum of the 5th and 12th lucky numbers = 13 + 43 = 56

18)

Sum of the 3rd and 6th abundant numbers = 20 + 36 = 56

19)

Sum of the 12th & 17th odd numbers = 23 + 33 = 56

20)

Sum of the 10th & 18th even numbers = 20 + 36 = 56
Sum of the 11th and 24th composite numbers = 20 + 36 = 56

21)

Sum of the 9th & 19th even numbers = 18 + 38 = 56
Sum of the 10th and 25th composite numbers = 18 + 38 = 56

22)

Sum of the 2nd and 6th pentagonal numbers = 5 + 51 = 56

23)

Sum of the 1st and 5th heptagonal numbers = 1 + 55 = 56

24)

Difference of the 6th and 4th octagonal numbers = 96 + 40 = 56

25)

Difference of the 50th and 22nd even numbers = 100 - 44 = 56

26)

Difference of the 30th & 2nd even number = 60 - 4 = 56

27)

Square root of 56 = 7.483314774

28)

Cube root of 56 = 3.825862365

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ln 56 = 4.025351691 (natural log to the base e)

30)

log 56 = 1.748188027 (logarithm to the base 10)

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Sin 56^o = 0.829037572
Cos 56^o = 0.559192903
Tan 56^o = 1.482560969

32)

1/56 expressed as a decimal = 0.017857142

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The 9th & 10th digits in the 6th perfect number = 56
8589869056

34)

The 4th & 5th digits in the 10th perfect number = 56
191561942608236107294793378084303638130997321548169216
(First 15 perfect numbers)

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56 appears in the 6th pair of amicable numbers: 10744 & 10856

36)

The 210th & 211th digits of pi, π = 56

37)

The 177th & 178th digits of phi, φ = 56

38)

The 153rd & 154th digits of e = 56

e = 2.7182818284 5904523536 0287471352 6624977572 4709369995
9574966967 6277240766 3035354759 4571382178 5251664274
2746639193 2003059921 8174135966 2904357290 0334295260
5956307381 3232862794 3490763233 8298807531 9525101901

(Note: The 99th-108th digits of e = 7427466391 is the first 10-digit prime in
consecutive digits of e. This is the answer to the Google Billboard question
that may lead to a job opportunity at Google.com, San Jose Mercury News, 7-10-2004)

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Binary number for 56 = 00111000
(Decimal & Binary Equivalence; Program for conversion)

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ASCII value for 56 = 8
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)

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Hexadecimal number for 56 = 38
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)

42)

Octal number for 56 = 070
(Octal #, Hexadecimal #, & ASCII Code Chart)

43)

The Greek-based numeric prefix hexapentaconta- means 56.

44)

The Latin-based numeric prefix sexquinquaginta- means 56.

45)

The noun and adjective sexquinquagintennary means a group of 56 or a period of 56 years.

46)

The noun & adjective sexquinquagintennial means lasting 56 years or 56 year anniversary.

47)

The noun and adjective sexquinquagintennium means a period of 56 years.

48)

LVI is the Roman numeral for 56.

49)

Wu Shí Liù is the Chinese ideograph for 56.

50)

is the Babylonian number for 56.
Georges Ifrah, From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers,
Penguin Books, New York (1987), p. 326

51)

The Hebrew letters Nun (50) meaning fish and Vau (6)
meaning nail add up to the numerical value of 56.
(Hebrew Alphabet, Hebrew Gematria)

52)

56 in different languages:
Dutch: vijftig-zes, French: cinquante-six, German: fünfzig-sechs, Hungarian: ötven-hat,
Italian: cinquanta-sei, Spanish: cincuenta-seis, Swahili: hamsini-sita, Swedish: femtio-sex

56 in Science

53)

Atomic Number of Barium (Ba) = 56 (56 protons & 56 electrons)
Barium is a metallic element, soft, and when pure is silvery white like lead.
The metal oxidises easily and reacts with water or alcohol. Barium is one of
the alkaline-earth metals. Barium compounds are used in paints and glasses.

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Inorganic & organic compounds whose molecular weight = 56:
Calcium Oxide CaO = 56.08
Magnesium Sulfide MgS = 56.38
Potassium Hydroxide KOH = 56.10
Acrolein CH₂=CH-CHO = 56.06
Allylene Oxide CH₃C=CH-O = 56.06
Butylene (&alpha) C₂H₅-CH=CH₂ = 56.10
Cyclo-butane CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂ = 56.10
Methyl cyclopropane CH₃-CH-CH₂-CH₂ = 56.10

55)

Compounds whose melting point = 56^oC:
Methyl salicylaldehyde (3) CH₃-C₆H₅(OH)CHO, MP = 56^oC
[Norbert A. Lange, Handbook of Chemistry, Sandusky, Ohio (1952)]

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The 56th amino acid in the 141-residue alpha-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Lysine (K)
The 56th amino acid in the 146-residue beta-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Glycine (G)
Single-Letter Amino Acid Code
Alpha-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGAHAGEYGAEALERMFLSFPTTKTYFPHFDLSH
GSAQVKGHGKKVADALTNAVAHVDDMPNALSALSDLHAHKLRVDPVNFKL
LSHCLLVTLAAHLPAEFTPAVHASLDKFLASVSTVLTSKYR
Beta-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VHLTPEEKSAVTALWGKVNVDEVGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFESFGDLST
PDAVMGNPKVKAHGKKVLGAFSDGLAHLDNLKGTFATLSELHCDKLHVDP
ENFRLLGNVLVCVLAHHFGKEFTPPVQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH

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The 56th amino acid in the 153-residue sequence of sperm whale myoglobin
is Lysine (K). It is next to Methionine-55 & Alanine-57.
[A.B. Edmundson, Nature 205, 883-887 (1965)]

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The 56th amino acid in the 124-residue enzyme Bovine Ribonuclease
is Alanine (A). It is next to Glutamine-55 and Valine-57
[C. H. W. Hirs, S. Moore, and W. H. Stein, J. Biol. Chem. 235, 633 (1960)]

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Influenza A virus M2 protein is an integral membrane protein of 97 amino acids that is expressed
at the surface of infected cells with an extracellular N-terminal domain of 18 to 23
amino acid residues, an internal hydrophobic domain of approximately 19 residues,
and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain of 54 residues.
[S.L. Zebedee & R.A. Lamb, J. Virology, 62, 2762-72 (1988)]

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Nucleic-acid binding protein (Genome Dictyostelium discoideum) has 54 residues.
It has a molecular weight = 6375.29 with Aspartic Acid (D) as the 54th residue.
[The Encyclopedia of Life Project]

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β-turn frequency parameters in 29 proteins:
Isoleucine (Ile): f_(i+3) = 0.056
[Table VIII (p. 71) of P.Y. Chou & G.D. Fasman, Advances in Enzymology 47, 45-148 (1978)]

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M56 is located about half-way between Beta Cygni (Albireo) and Gamma Lyrae.
It is one of the less bright Messier globulars, especially lacking the bright core
which most globulars have. At its distance of 32,900 light-years. its diameter
of 8.8 arc minutes corresponds to a linear extension of about 85 light years.
Visually, only about the inner third of this great ball, of about 3' diameter
is visible. M56 was one of Charles Messier's original discoveries; he saw it
first on January 23, 1779 and describes it as a "nebula without stars," like
most globular clusters. It was first resolved into stars by William Herschel
around 1784. This globular cluster lies in a nice low-power Milky Way field.

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NGC 56 is an unverified object in the constellation Pisces (Image)

69)

Asteroid 56 Melete
is a large and dark main belt asteroid. It is a rather unusual class P asteroid,
composition is probably organic rich silicates, carbon and anhydrous silicates,
with possible internal water ice. It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on
September 9, 1857 and was named after Melete, the Muse of meditation in
Greek mythology. So far two stellar occultations by Melete have been
observed successfully (in 1997 and again in 2002).

70)

It takes 56 days for a plucked eyebrow hair to regenerate.

71)

Super Iceberg Rose:
Floribunda
56 petals
white, mild fragrance

Iceberg rose bred in Germany
by W. Kordes & Sons (1958)

56 in Mythology & History

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56 Symbolism: According to mystics: agreeable, changes
environment frequently. Physical weak spots: nerves.
According to the cabala: modest, philosophical, renowned;
in low form: has too much ambition.
— Gertrude Jobes, Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols
Scarecrow Press, New York, 1962, Part 1, p. 566

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56-Petal Lotus: Todaiji Temple (Great East Temple) is one of the "Seven Great Temples
of Nara". It was begun in 745 A.D. at the behest of the Emperor Shomu, an ardent supporter
of Buddhism. The statue of the Great Buddha (Daibutsu) was cast at Nara in 745-749, the work
of a Korean sculptor, Kuninaka-no-Kimimaro. The bronze base (circumference 68 ft/ 20.7 m) is
in the form of a lotus flower with 56 petals. The seated figure is the largest Buddha statue
in Japan (53 ft/ 16.2 m high), 437 tons of bronze, 286 lb/ 130 kg of gold and 7 tons of wax
were used in its casting. The raised right hand is in the semui-no-in position (mudra),
the "promise of peace"; he left hand in the yogan-no-in position, the "fulfillment of wishes".
Nara: Todai-ji Temple

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56-Petal Lotus in Hinduism: Pushtimarg "Devotional path of grace"
was introduced by Shree Vallabhacharya (1479-1531 A.D) as receiving nourishment
from Lord Krishna. Scriptures says that after assuming 84 lakhs (8,400,000)
different bodies, jeeva takes the birth as a human. The number of births after
deducting this birth becomes 8,399,999 births. The summation of the digits of this
number becomes 56. This means that jeeva dedicates all his sins done in all births
onto the lotus like feet of Shree Krishna. Hence the 56 petals in the Lotus flower.

75)

King Henry III (1216-1272) of England reigned for 56 years and 29 days (1216-1272).

76)

The 56th day of the year = February 25
(Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter,
was born on this day 2-25-1841 & died on 12-3-1919)

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56 B.C.— Julius Caesar defeats the Veneti on the southern
coast of Brittany, he defeats the Aquitani in southwestern Gaul,
and he meets with Pompey and Crassus at Luca to make plans for subduing
the opposition against the triumvirate that has arisen in Rome.
James Trager (Ed.), The People's Chronology (1979), p. 32

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56 A.D.—
Paul of Tarsus writes his first letter to the Corinthians.
Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.
The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-56 A.D.)
changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era (56-58 A.D.).

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At Age 56:
Julius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC) assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15, 44 BC).
William Gilbert (1544-1603) publishes Of the Magnet and Magnetic Bodies (1600),
the first book on electrical effects, where the word "electric" is used for the first time.
William Oughtred (1575-1660) first to publish book with mathematical signs x, sin, cos, tan (1631)
Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) publishes Eros and Civilization (1954)
Erich Fromm (1900-1980) publishes The Art of Loving (1956)
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961) publishes What Is Life? (1944), an influential book on molecular biology
Louis Leakey (1903-1972) discovers Australopithecus boisei in Tanzania (1959).
This is the culmination of a lifetime's searching fro the predecessors of Homo sapiens.
Norman Borlaug (b. March 25, 1914), wins Nobel Peace Prize (1970), father of "green revolution.
Thomas Mellon (1813-1908), resigns as Pittsburgh judge (1869) and opens T. Mellon & Sons' Bank
Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) starts his car company, making the Mercedes car (1890)
J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) purchases huge oil leases from Saudi Arabia (1948-1949),
and becomes founder of the Getty Oil Co. Learns Arabic at 61, his 6th foreign language.
Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), publishes Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912).
He is known as one of the founders of modern sociology.
Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) writes Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology (1913).
Influenced Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, & Hermann Weyl.
Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) designs the Woolworth Building, New York City (1913)—
the outstanding Gothic-style skyscraper. Also U.S. Supreme Court Building (1928-1934).
Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) writes An American Tragedy (1925)
which was made into a film in 1931 and again in 1951.
Irving Berlin (1888-1989) creates the best-selling song of all time White Christmas from the film
Holiday Inn (1942) starring Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire. 113 million single records sold.
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) marries (June 16, 1943) 18-year old Oona O'Neill,
daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. Subsequently they have eight children.
Groucho Marx (1890-1977) stars in his last Marx Brothers film Love Happy (1959).
Fred Astaire (1899-1987), American actor, stars in The Bandwagon (1953) with Cyd Charisse.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the film popularized the song "That's Entertainment".
Walt Disney (1901-1966), American film producer opens Disneyland (1955).
Lucio Costa (1902-1998), wins the competition for the masterplan of the new city of Brasilia
(1956), rendered in the shape of an irregular cross, suggesting an airplane or dragonfly.
Walter O'Malley (1903-1979), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers
moves the team baseball franchise to Los Angeles (1958).
Cary Grant (1904-1986), film actor, takes LSD for the first time (1958)
given to him by a psychiatrist. He says "I have just been born again."
He stars in films Indiscreet and Houseboat in that year (1958)
John Betjeman (1906-1984) writes Summmoned by Bells (1960)— his autobiography
in verse. He became British Poet Laureate in 1972, succeeding Cecil Day Lewis.
Billy Wilder (1906-2002) directs The Apartment (1960) starring Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine.
The film won 3 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay.
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) writes Stranger in a Strange Land (1961),
his best known science fiction work and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966).
James Stewart (1908-1997) stars in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).
Eric Berne (1910-1970), American psychiatrist, writes Games People Play (1964).
John Archibald Wheeler (born 1911) writes Gravitation Theory and Gravitational Collapse (1965)
and publicizes the term "black holes" in astronomy. Conversations with Bohr & Einstein.
Henry J. Heimlich (born Feb. 3, 1920) invents the Heimlich maneuver
to save the life of those who is choking on a piece of food (1974).
Betty Cook (1923-1990) becomes world champion in offshore powerboat racing (1977)
Gloria Vanderbilt (born 1924) starts her "designer jeans" empire (1978).
She publishes Romance Memoir at age 80.
Paul Newman (born 1925), film actor & director, is one or the three drivers
of the car which comes in second in the Le Mans 24-hour race (1979).
This is his first attempt at the race.
Paul MacCready (born 1925) invents "Gossamer Penguin"— first solar-powered airplane (1980).
James Stirling (1926-1992), British architect, designs additions to Harvard's
Fogg Art Museum, for Bayer Laboratories, and for Berlin Science Center (1980).
David Lean (1908-1991) directs Lawrence of Arabia (1962) starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif,
and Alec Guiness. The film won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture & Director.
Ingmar Bergman (born 1918) directs Cries and Whispers (1972) starring Harriet Andersson,
Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. It won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Bette Davis (19008-1989) stars in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962)
with Joan Crawford (also age 54).
Joseph Losey (1909-1984) directs The Servant (1963) starring
Dirk Bogarde and Sarah Miles, with screenplay by Harold Pinter.
[Sources: World Almanac Book of Who (1980); Jeremy Baker, Tolstoy's Bicycle (1982), pp. 373-377; Web Links]

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Stanford Bronze Plaque 56
is on the ground 60 yards to the right of
Stanford University's Memorial Church.
The plaque is to the left of the archway between
Buildings 60 (Archaelogy) and 70 (Buddhist Studies)
The plaque is dedicated to the Class of 1956.
The first graduating class at Stanford was 1892.
In 1980, Stanford Provost Don Kennedy strolled
around the Inner Quad and calculated that it
would take 512 years for the bronze class plaques
embedded in the walkways to circle the entire
area ending with the Class of 2403. (Photo by P. Y. Chou)

56 in Geography

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Cities located at 56^o latitude:
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: 56^o 1' N latitude & 92^o 57' E longitude
Yekaterinburg, Russia: 56^o 50' N latitude & 60^o 35' E longitude
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK: 55^o 55' N latitude & 3^o 11' E longitude

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Cities located at 56^o longitude:
Montevideo, Uruguay: 34^o 53' S latitude & 56^o 10' W longitude

83)

56 is used as a code for international direct dial phone calls to Chile

84)

E-56 West-East European Highway from Nuremberg, Germany to Sattledt, Austria.
The road crosses 310 km (194 miles): Nuremberg-Regensburg-Passau-Wels-Sattledt.

85)

US Highway 56
is an east-west United States highway,
running for 640 miles in the Midwest U.S.
Eastern Terminus: U.S. Route 71, Kansas City, MO
Western Terminus: U.S. Route 85, Springer, New Mexico

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California State Route 56
runs from Interstate 5 in the Carmel Valley neighborhood
of San Diego to past Interstate 15 in Poway. CA-56 ends
into Ted Williams Parkway on the East end. As a result,
Route 56 is often called the Ted Williams Freeway.
Length: 16 miles (25.75 km)

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King's Highway 56
runs for 23.8 km (14.8 miles)
in Southern Ontario, Canada
from 1934-1997.
Southern Terminus:
Hwy 3 - West of Canfield;
Northern Terminus:
Hwy 20 & Hwy 53 - Elfrida
Current Names: Haldimand Hwy 56
& Hamilton Highway 56
Towns Served: Hamilton

88)

Studio 54 Theatre is located at 254 West 54th Street,
between Broadway and 8th Avenue, New York City

89)

Emporis Building is located at 3 East 54th Street, New York City.
It has 19 floors with height of 224 feet (68 meters).
Built by Emery Roth & Sons in 1959.

90)

Hotel Elysée, New York City was built in the 1920's, and named
for one of the finest French Restaurants of that era.
With only 101 rooms, the Elysée combines the charm and the
intimacy of a country inn with the comfort & service of a luxury hotel.
Address: 60 East 54th Street, New York, NY 10022

91)

Fifty-Four Roses is traditional Catholic Bookstore
located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Address: 238 North Market Street, Frederick, Maryland 21701

92)

54 floor buildings in Japan:
Tokyo Opera City Building, 54 floors, 768 feet
Shinjuku Center Building, 54 floors, 709 feet

93)

54 Bloomsbury Street was the address of the Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co.
in London, England. 2 (Rudolf Steiner)

56 in Sports and Games

95)

Baseball's 56th All-Star Game was played at
Hubert Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis on July 16, 1985.
The American League scored first as Rickey Henderson led off the bottom
of the first with a single and circled the bases on a steal, error, and
sacrifice fly by George Brett. The five National pitchers blanked the
Americans the rest of the game on only four more singles. With two outs in
the 3rd inning, Tom Herr doubles and scored the go-ahead (and winning) run
on Steve Garvey's single. The 6-1 win made it 21 of the last 23 for the Nationals.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 269
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 2768)

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Baseball's 56th World Series (1959): Los Angeles Dodgers defeats Chicago White Sox 4-2.
In Game 1, Early Wynn & Gerry Staley blanks Dodgers 11-0. Ted Kluszewski had 5 RBIs
with two homers & single. In Game 2, Johnny Podres beats Bob Shaw 4-3 with two homers
by Charlie Neal and one by Chuck Essegian. In Game 3, Don Drysdale beats Dick Donovan
3-1 with Carl Furillo's pinch single with bases full. In Game 4, Sherman Lollar's 3-run
homer tied the game in the 7th, but Gil Hodges's homer in the 8th won the game for the
Dodgers 5-4. Larry Sherry who had two saves (Games 2 & 3), recorded his first win this time.
In Game 5, Bob Shaw defeats Sandy Koufax 1-0 before a record crowd of 92,706 spectators.
In Game 6, Dodgers led 8-0 knocking out Early Wynn & Dick Donovan by the 4th inning.
After Kluszewski's 3-run homer in the bottom of the 4th of Podres, Larry Sherry made his
fourth relief appearance and held the Sox scoreless the rest of the game as the Dodgers
won 9-3, bringing the World Championship to the West Coast for the first time.
Larry Sherry was named MVP of the 1959 Series.
He completed all four Dodger victories during the Series,
winning two and saving two games with a 0.71 ERA in 12-2/3 innings.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 351
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 2682)

97)

Joe Medwick (1937), George Kell (1950), Craig Biggio (1999),
Garret Anderson (2002), and Nomar Garciaparra (2002) are ranked
in 13th place with most doubles in a single season with 56 doubles.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 2302
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 33)

98)

Bob Gibson is ranked in 13th place with 56 shutouts in a lifetime.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 2287
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 46)

99)

Hack Wilson (1930), and Ken Griffey (1997, 1998) are ranked
in 16th place for most single-season homers with 54.
Hack Wilson ranked 6th in 1996.
(The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990, p. 33)

100)

Joe DiMaggio's 56th consecutive hit-game occurred on July 16, 1941
with two hits off Al Milnar & one hit off Joe Krakauskas of the Cleveland Indians.
(56-game hitting streak)

101)

Ichiro Suzuki of Seattle Mariners had 56 hits in a month, batting .463 in August 2004.
Roy Weatherly, the Cleveland Indians rookie got 56 hits in July 1936.
Jeff Heath of the Cleveland Indians got 58 hits in August 1938.
Alex Rodriguez of Seattle Mariners had 54 hits in August 1996.

102)

Baseball: Position #5 is assigned to the third baseman.
Position #6 is assigned to the shortstop.
5-6 or 5 to 6 on a scorecard denotes the 3rd baseman
throw to the shortstop for the putout.
( Baseball fielding positions)

105)

Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia vs. Syracuse, 3-22-1962),
Michael Jordan (Chicago at Miami, 4-29-1992), and
Charles Barkley (Phoenix at Golden Gate, 5-4-1994)
are ranked third for 56 points made in a NBA playoff game.
(1st: Michael Jordan 63, 2nd: Elgin Baylor 61)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 868

106)

Most field goals made in a NBA final 4-game series
is 56 by Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets (1995)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 878

107)

Highest field goal percentage made by a team in a NBA 4-game playoff BR> is .561 by Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls (1974)
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 871

108)

Mark Messier retired after 25 seasons in the N.H.L. His 1887 career points
the second highest after Wayne Gretzky. Messier will always be remembered
for helping the New York Rangers win their first Stanley Cup in 54 years.
(NY Times, Sept. 13, 2005)

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54th Wimbledon Men's Tennis:
Fred Perry beats Jack Crawford (6-3, 6-0, 7-5) on July 4, 1934.

110)

54th Wimbledon Women's Tennis:
Margaret Osborne beat Doris Hart (6-2, 6-4) on July 5, 1947.

111)

54th Kentucky Derby was won by Reigh Count in 2:10.4
with Jockey Chick Lang aboard (May 11, 1928).

112)

54th Preakness Stakes was won by Victorian in 2:00.2
with Raymond Sonny Workman aboard (May 11, 1928).

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54th Belmont Stakes was won by Pillory in 2:18.8
with Jockey C.H. Miller aboard (June 10, 1922).

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54th U.S. Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284
at Baltusrol Golf Course in NJ (June 19, 1954)

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54th Boston Marathon: Kee Yong Ham of Korea wins in 2:32:39 (April 19, 1950)

116)

Olympics Gold in 400-Meter Run:
1896 Thomas Burke, United States, 54.2 seconds
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005, p. 864

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Olympics Gold in 400-Meter Hurdles:
1920 Frank Loomis, United States, 54.0 seconds
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005, p. 864

118)

Ed Charon of Sutherlin, Oregon, ripped in half 56 phone books
in three minutes (September 2006). He broke the 55 phone books
record of Ed Shelton of Riverside, California, set in 2005.
NY Times, Sept. 16, 2007)

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A deck of playing cards has 54 face designs (52 cards + 2 jokers).
The Joker was introduced at the end of the 19th century by
the Mississippi gamblers on the river boats in America
(History; FAQ about Playing Cards).

56 in Collectibles & Postage Stamps

120)

There are 200 cards in Wings: Friend or Foe
Card #56 is H-13D U.S. Air Force & Army Helicopter (Topps 1952)

121)

There are 160 cards in World on Wheels (Topps 1953)
Card #56 is "Cadillac 1906— Touring Car"

122)

Card #56 of Flags of the World: Luxemburg (Topps 1956)

123)

There are 64 cards in Firefighters (Bowman, 1952)
Card #56 is "Modern Rescue Truck"

124)

There are 100 Marvel Value Stamps
issued 1974-1976 in Marvel Comic Books
Stamp #56 comes from
Western Team-Up #1
with unknown cover artist.
Comic Issues containing this stamp:
Captain America #192, December 1975
Incredible Hulk #175, May 1974, p. 19
Marvel Team-Up #26, October 1974, p. 19.

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Postage Stamps with Scott Catalogue #56:
Note: Stamps were downloaded & resized in same proportion as originals.
Some stamps were retouched in Adobe Photoshop for centering or perforations.

United States #56— 3¢ George Washington Brown rose Issued 1861 Set of 8 values 1 cent-90 cents (Scott #55-62)	Australia #56a— £1 Kangaroo on Map Ultramarine & brown orange Issued 1916 Set of 15 values 2 pence-2 pounds (Scott #45-59)
Canada #56— 8 cents Queen Victoria Jubilee Issue Deep blue Issued June 19, 1897 Set of 11 values (Scott #50-60)	Egypt #56— 20 milliemes Pylon of Karnak Olive green Issued Jan. 8, 1914 Set of 10 values (Scott #50-59)
Israel #56— 20 prutot Bronze coin 67 A.D. Orange Issued March 30, 1952 Set of 6 values (Scott #56-61)	Tunisia #56— 5 francs Cathaginian Galley Violet & blue Issued 1906 Set of 29 values Tunisian views (Scott #29-57)

56 in Books & Quotes

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Quotes on 56:
"The cat goes with young fifty-six days."
Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774),
A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature (1774), p. 351

"I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better."
Harry Caray (1914-1998)

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The Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier: 54 of His Poems with Notes & Biographical Sketch
by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
W.F. Barrett, Haverhill, Mass., 1945, 142 pp.
[Stanford: 811.3W621B (SAL3)]

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Sister Xavier Berkeley (1861-1944) Sister of Charity of St. Vicent de Paul;
54 years a missionary in China
by M. L. H., foreword by John C.H. Wu
Burns & Oates, London, 1949, 257 pp.
[Stanford: BX4705.B328 S5]

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Chang Dai-chien: a retrospective exhibition, illustrating a selection
of 54 works painted by the Master from 1928 to 1970
by Zhang Daqian, (1899-1983), Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1972, 130 pp.
Curator: René-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argence
Exhibition at Center of Asian Art & Culture,
San Francisco, Nov. 16-Dec. 17, 1972
[Stanford: ND1049.C43 A49 (SAL3)]

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Pavel Tchelitchew, 1898-1957. A collection of 54 theatre designs, c. 1919-1923
by Richard Nathanson, Alpine Club Gallery, London, 1976
[Stanford: N5010.L84.A48 NO.2 (Art Library)]

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The MGM Story: The Complete History of 54 Roaring Years
by John Douglas, Crown Publishers, NY, 1979, 400 pp.
[Stanford: PN1999.M4.E2.1979F]

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Bollingen Series 54 is Amor and Psyche
the psychic development of the feminine; a commentary on the tale by Apuleius.
by Erich Neumann, translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
Pantheon Books, New York, 1956, 181 pp. [Stanford: PA6209.M5N4]

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Volume 54 of Time Magazine (1st issue: March 3, 1923)
runs from July 4, 1949, LIV, No. 1
(Cover: Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron)
to December 26, 1949, LIV, No. 26
(Cover: Salvation Army's Ernest I. Pugmire)
Albert Schweitzer on Time cover, Vol. LIV, No. 2 (July 11, 1949)
Elizabeth Taylor on Time cover, Vol. LIV, No. 8 (Aug. 22, 1949)
Stan Musial on Time cover, Vol. LIV, No. 10 (Sept. 5, 1949)

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Volume 54 of Life Magazine (1st issue: Nov. 23, 1936)
runs from Jan. 4, 1963, LIV, No. 1
(Cover: The Miracle of Greece, Venus de Milos)
to June 28, 1963, LIV, No. 26 (Cover: Medgar Evers's Widow and Son)
Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor on Life cover,
Vol. LIV, No. 16 (April 19, 1963)
Death of Pope John XXIII on Life cover, Vol. LIV, No. 22 (June 7, 1963)
Shirley Maclaine as Irma La Douce on Life cover,
Vol. LIV, No. 25 (June 21, 1963)

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Volume 54 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
is titled "American Poets, 1880-1945: Third Series, Part 1: A-M, Part 2: N-Z"
Edited by Peter Quartermain, Gale Research, Detroit, 1987
The 48 entries in the two volumes include: Witter Bynner, Willa Cather, Stephen Crane,
Paul Dunbar, Robert Frost, Vachel Lindsay, Amy Lowell, Mina Loy, Edwin Markham,
Edgar Lee Msters, John G. Neihardt, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Carl Sandburg,
George Santayana, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams.

56 in Art, Music, Film

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Woodblock Print 56
of 100 Views of Edo (1856-1858)
by Japanese painter & printmaker
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858)
is titled "Irises at Horikirir"
showing a field of irises across a pond,
with three large irises in the foreground.

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Krishna Print #56 shows "Lord Krishna dancing with His devotees in the Rasalila dance"
from the Krishna Darshan Art Gallery featuring 122 paintings of Lord Krishna.

138)

M-Maybe is an oil painting
56 cm x 56 cm (1965)
by Roy Lichtenstein
(print)

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Fat Quarter Fabrication: 56" x 56"
Hana Lima Hand Dyes fabric
by a Hawaiian quilt designer (2007)
More designs.

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Johann Sebastian Bach's Church Cantata #56 was written Octoer 27, 1726.
(Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen) Trinity XIX;
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 1 (1980), p. 820]

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Joseph Haydn's Symphony #56 in C (1774),
2 oboes, basson, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, & strings
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 8 (1980), p. 372]

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George Frederic Handel's Keyboard #56 "Allegro"
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 8 (1980), p. 133]

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's K56 is Sonata for violin and piano in C major
Composition K55-56 probably spurious.
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 12 (1980), p. 743]

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Beethoven's Opus #56 is Trip;e Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano in C major
(Composed 1803-04, First performed May 1808, Published in Vienna 1807,
Dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz; 3 movements: Allegro, Largo, Rondo alla Polacca)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 2 (1980), p. 395]

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Franz Schubert's D #56 "Sanctus, canon with coda" in B flat
for three voices (Composed April 21, 1813; Published 1892)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 16 (1980), p. 779]

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Frederic Chopin's Opus #56 is Three Mazurkas in B, C:
Composed 1843 (Published 1844) for solo piano.
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 4 (1980), p. 308]

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Felix Mendelssohn's Opus #56 is Symphony #3 "Scottish"
(Composed Jan. 20, 1842, Published 1843, First performed Leipzig, March 3, 1842)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 12 (1980), p. 153]

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Robert Schumann's Opus #56 is "Studien für den Pedal-Flügel:
6 pieces in canon, pedal piano (composed 1845, published 1845)
Dimitris Sgouros MP3
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 16 (1980), p. 866]

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Johannes Brahms' Opus #56a is "Variations on a Theme by Josef Haydn in B flat"
(Composed 1873, Published 1874, First performed: Vienna, Nov. 2, 1873)
(Opus #56b, composed & published 1873, 1st performed: Vienna, March 17, 1882)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 3 (1980), pp. 174, 176]

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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's Opus #56 is "Concert Fantasia in G" for piano & orchestra
(Composed June-Oct. 6, 1884, Published 1893, First performed Moscow, March 6, 1885)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 18 (1980), p. 631]

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Jean Sibelius's Opus #56 is String Quartet, "Voces intimae" (1909)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 17 (1980), p. 288]

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Sergey Prokofiev's Opus #56 is Sonata in C for two violins (1932)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 15 (1980), p. 300]

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Car 54, Where Are You? is a TV-Series (1961-1963)
about the misadventures of two of New York's
finest (a Mutt and Jeff pair) in the
mythical 53rd precinct in the Bronx.
Directed by Al De Caprio & Nat Hiken;
Screenplay by Terry Ryan.
Nipsey Russell starred as Officer Anderson.
Nat Hiken won an Emmy in 1962 for
OutstandingDirectorial Achievement in Comedy.

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54th Motion Picture Academy Awards (Oscars) in 1981:
Best Picture: Chariots of Fire, Best Director: Warren Beatty, Reds
Best Actor: Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond
Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn, On Golden Pond
Supporting Actor: John Gielgud, Arthur
Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton, Reds
The World Almanac and Book of Facts (2005), p. 328

56th Ranking in Lists

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98.5WNCX, Cleveland's Classic Rock radio station has ranked the Top 98 LP albums
Guns and Roses's Appetite for Destruction (1987) was selected as the 54th Greatest LP.
(#1. Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon", #2. "Led Zepplin 4", #3. Beatles, "White Album")

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Rolling Stone Magazine's poll of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
has named Percy Sledge's When A Man Loves A Woman (1992) as the 54th Greatest Song.
(#1. Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone", #2. Rolling Stones "Satisfaction", #3. John Lennon "Imagine")

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Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was selected
as the 54th best film in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998).
A young soldier faces profound disillusionment
in the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

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Sabrina (1954) was selected as the 54th best love stories film
in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002). Directed by Billy Wilder,
the film starred Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, & William Holden.
A playboy (Holden) becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur.
But it's his more serious brother (Bogart) who would be the better man for her (Hepburn).

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was selected as the 54th best thriller film
in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills (2001).
Directed by George Roy Hill, the film starred Paul Newman & Robert Redford.

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The Miracle of Morgan Creek (1944) was selected as the 54th funniest film
in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000).
Directed by Preston Sturges, the film starred Betty Hutton & Eddie Bracken.

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"Shall We Dance" from the film The King and I (1956)
was selected as the 54th best song in AFI 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004).
Music & Lyrics: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II.
Directed by Walter Lang, the film starred Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr.
Songs performed by Deborah Kerr (voiced by Marni Nixon).

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"There's no crying in baseball" from the film A League of Their Own (1992)
was selected as the 54th greatest movie quotes
in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes (2005).
Directed by Penny Marshall, the film starred Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna.

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In the book Sporting News Selects Baseball's 100 Greatest Players (1998),
Harry Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers was ranked the 54th best baseball player of all time.
(#1 Babe Ruth; #2 Willie Mays; #3 Ty Cobb; #4 Walter Johnson)

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In the book 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium
by Agnes Hooper Gottlieb, Henry Gottlieb, Barbar Bowers, Brent Bowers (1998),
Benjamin Franklin was ranked the 54th most influential person of the millennium 1001-2000.
(#1 Johannes Gutenberg; #2 Columbus; #3 Martin Luther; #4 Galileo)

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Cuyahoga County Public Library (Cleveland) was ranked as the 54th largest library (3,088,098 volumes)
in a listing of "The 100 Largest Libraries in the United States" (1999).
(#1 Library of Congress; #2 Harvard University;
#3 New York Public Library; #4 Yale University)
2003 Listing: #54 largest: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (3,539,038 volumes)
(#1 Library of Congress; #2 Harvard University; #3 Boston Public Library; #4 Yale University)

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In Martin Seymour-Smith's book The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written:
The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today (1998),
Denis Diderot's The Encyclopedia (1751-1772)
was listed as the 54th book in chronological order
among the 100 most influential books in the history of thought.

166)

In Henry Miller's The Books in My Life (1969), Hermann Keyserling's
South American Meditations was listed as the 54th book in author alphabetical order
among the 100 most influential books that Henry Miller has read.

167)

In The Internet Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy List (July 6, 2003)
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams was ranked as the 54th most popular book.
(#1 George R. Martin, A Song of Ice & Fire; #2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings; #3 Lois M. Bujold, Vorkosigan Series)

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Milano, Italy was ranked as the 54th most populous city (4,251,000)
in Top 100 Cities of the World— ranked by population.
(#1 Tokyo, Japan; #2 Mexico City, Mexico; #3 Mumbai, India; #4 Sáo Paulo, Brazil)

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Syria was ranked as the 54th most populous country (17,758,925)
in Top 100 Countries of the World— ranked by population.
(#1 China; #2 India; #3 United States; #4 Indonesia; #5 Brazil)

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"About" was ranked as the 54th most used English word
in The First 100 Most Commonly Used English Words from
The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists (4th Ed., 2000)
by Edward Bernard Fry, Jacqueline E. Kress, & Dona Lee Fountoukidis
(#1 the, #2 of, #3 and, #4 a, #5 to, #6 in, #7 is, #8 you, #9 that, #10 it)
In a survey of The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in English
"time" was ranked as the 54th most commonly used English word.

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In The Modern Library 100 Best Novels (2003).
Board's List 54th best novel: William Faulkner's Light in August
(#1 James Joyce, Ulysses; #2 F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby)
Reader's List 54th best novel: Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian
(#1 Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged; #2 L. Ron Hubbard, Dianetics)

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In The Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction (2003).
Board's List 54th best nonfiction: Studs Terkel's Working
(#1 Henry Adams, Education of Henry Adams; #2 William James, Varieties of Religious Experience)
Reader's List 54th best nonfiction: James D. Watson's The Double Helix
(#1 Ayn Rand, Virtue of Selfishness; #2 Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead)

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54th best-loved novel is Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
in BBC's Big Read: Top 100 (April 2003).
(#1 JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings; #2 Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice)

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54th most popular book downloaded
is Harold Speed's The Practice and Science of Drawing
in Project Gutenberg's Top 100 (12-16-2005).
(#1 Notebooks of Leonardo; #2 Sun Tzu, Art of War;
#3 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; #4 James Joyce, Ulysses)

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Luxembourg was ranked as the 56th country favored by tourists
with 820,000 visitors in Tourist Arrivals
(#1 France; #2 United States; #3 Spain; #4 Italy; #5 Hungary)
George Thomas Kurian, The Illustrated Book of World Rankings,
Sharpe Reference, Armonk, NY, 1997, p. 211

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Roadside America was ranked as the 54th most popular web site
in Web 100: Top 100 by web100.com
(#1 CNET; #2 Shutterfly; #3 ESPN.com; #4 National Geographic Online)

56 in the Bible

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54th word of the King James Version of the Bible's Old Testament Genesis = the
1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2: And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4: And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
— Genesis I.1-4 (1611)

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54 occurs in the Bible 7 times as part of other numbers:
the tribes of Issachar, were 54,400 — Numbers, 1.29
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were 54,400 — Numbers, 2.6
The children of Elam, 1254 — Ezra, 2.7
The children of Adin, 454 — Ezra, 2.15
The children of the other Elam, 1254 — Ezra, 2.31
The children of Elam, 1254 — Nehemiah, 7.12
The children of the other Elam, 1254 — Nehemiah, 7.34
The Complete Concordance to the Bible (New King James Version)
Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, TN (1983), p. 300

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In the 54th Psalm, David complains of the Ziphims:
Save me O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will promise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
For he has delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye has seen his desire upon mine enemies.
— Psalms 54.1, 2, 4, 6-7 (1023 B.C.)

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In Isaiah Chapter 54, The church comforted with gracious promises:
Sing, o barren, thou that did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer
the Holy One of Israel: the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not
depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed,
said the Lord that has mercy on thee.
— Isaiah 54.1, 5, 7, 10 (712 B.C.)

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There are 54 verses in Chapter 1 of Numbers:
Verse 54 of Numbers Chapter 1
And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they..
— Numbers, 1.54 (1490 B.C.)

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There are 54 verses in Chapter 1 of I. Chronciles:
Verse 54 of I. Chronciles Chapter 1
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom..
— I. Chronciles, 1.54 (1490 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Genesis Chapter 24
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night;
and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master..
— Genesis, 24.54 (1857 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Genesis Chapter 31:
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread:
and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
— Genesis, 31.54 (1747 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Genesis Chapter 41:
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said:
and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
— Genesis, 41.54 (1715 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Leviticus Chapter 13:
Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein
the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
— Leviticus, 13.54 (1490 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of I. Kings Chapter 8:
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer
and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD,
from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
— I. Kings, 8.54 (1004 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Psalms Chapter 78:
And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary,
even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
— Psalms, 78.54 (1490 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Psalms Chapter 119:
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
— Psalms, 119.54 (1490 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Jeremiah Chapter 51:
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
— Jeremiah, 51.54 (595 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Lamentations Chapter 3:
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
— Lamentations, 3.54 (588 B.C.)

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Verse 54 of Matthew Chapter 13:
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in
their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
— Matthew, 13.54 (31 A.D.)

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Verse 54 of Matthew Chapter 27:
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus,
saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly,
saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
— Matthew, 27.54 (33 A.D.)

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Verse 54 of Mark Chapter 14.
And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest:
and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
— Mark, 14.54 (33 A.D.)

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Verse 54 of Luke Chapter 8:
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.
— Luke, 8.54 (31 A.D.)

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Verse 54 of Luke Chapter 9:
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that
we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? .
— Luke, 9.54 (32 A.D.)

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54th Saying of Gospel of Thomas:
Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor, for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven."
Gospel of Thomas, Saying 54 (114 sayings of Jesus)
(translated by Stephen Patterson & Marvin Meyer, 1992)
Elaine Pagels, Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003), p. 234

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The Valley of Burning Fire in the 54th Book of Enoch:
1 And I looked and turned to another part of the earth,
and saw there a deep valley with burning fire.
2. And they brought the kings and the mighty,
and began to cast them into this deep valley.
3. And there mine eyes saw how they made these their instruments,
iron chains of immeasurable weight.
4. And I asked the angel of peace who went with me, saying:
'For whom are these chains being prepared?'
9. And they shall destroy all who dwell on the earth
and those who dwell under the ends of the heaven.
10. And when they have recognized their unrighteousness which
they have wrought on the earth, then by these shall they perish.
— Book of Enoch 54.1-4, 9-10 (circa 105 BC-64 BC)
translated by R. H. Charles, SPCK, London, 1962, pp. 71-72

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Chapter 54 in the First Book of Pistis Sophia (circa 150 A.D.):
Jesus continued again with the discourse, he said to his disciples: "Now it happened when
the lion-faced power saw me approaching the Pistis Sophia, that I was shining exceedingly,
it was more angry, and it emanated from itself another multitude of very powerful emanations.
Now when these things happened, the Pistis Sophia spoke the 11th repentance, saying:
3. I preferred to come down to the Chaos more than to remain in the place
of the thirteenth aeon, the place of righteousness.
5. Because of this now, the light will take all their light, and also their
whole matter will be destroyed. And he will take their light, and he will not
let them exist in the 13th aeon, their dwelling place, and he will not
let their names be in the place of those that will live.
6. And the 24 emanations will see what has happened to thee,
O lion-faced power, and they will fear and they will not
be disobedient, but they will give what is purified of their light.
8. But I am like a fruit-bearing olive tree in the House of God ;
I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Pistis Sophia, Chapter 54
(Translated by Violet MacDermott, Edited by Carl Schmidt,
Nag Hammadi Studies, IX: Pistis Sophia, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1978)

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In Chapter 54 of The Aquarian Gospel, Jesus becomes a private pupil
of the hierophant and is taught the mysteries of Egypt.
2. He learned the secrets of the mystic lore of Egypt land; the mysteries of life
and death and of the worlds beyond the circle of the sun.
3. When he had finished all the studies of the senior course, he went into
the Chamber of the Dead, that he might learn the ancient methods of
preserving from decay the bodies of the dead; and here he wrought.
shall be established on the seven hills.
21. My mother taught that grief and selfish love, and hopes and
preserving from decay the bodies of the dead; and here he wrought.
fears are but reflexes from the lower self;
22. That what we sense are but small waves upon the rolling billows of a life.
23. These all will pass away; they are unreal.
30. And then he laid his hand upon the maiden's head, and said, I'm sure
the blessings of my Father-God will rest upon you, child, for evermore.
The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ, Chapter 54
Transcribed from the Akashic Records by Levi H. Dowling
DeVorss & Co., Santa Monica, CA, 1908, Reset 1964, pp. 95-96