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59.

The Chemical Element Praseodymium has an atomic number of 59.

The Chemical Element Cobalt has one Stable Isotope. It has 59 neutrons.

In the UK, the bingo nickname for number 59 is 'The Brighton Line', after the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.

59 is an album by Japanese pop duo Puffy AmiYumi.

In the year 59 AD King Dionysius II of Sicilia died. He was succeeded by Phillip II.

In the year 59 AD Emperor Nero ordered the murder of his mother Agrippina the Younger.

On 26th March 1859, a French amateur astronomer claims to have noticed a planet closer to the Sun than Mercury – later named Vulcan.

On 24th Novemver 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species.
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Life, Cobalt-59 has an atomic weight of 59, not 59 neutrons. It has 59 nucleons (27 protons and 32 neutrons).

SCIENCE.

60:

The first Buckyball had 60 atoms of carbon in it.

There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour. Smile

60 is the highest possible score in Darts in a single turn.
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The year is 2261.
The place: Babylon 5.

You're right. My mistake. Hey, easy mistake to make. They do have the first two letters, after all Razz

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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Thanks, Taral. Always fun to learn something new - or to have something clarified. But I should have checked online before hand.

Let's see if I can find a website that has accurate science facts ...

61.

Along with atomic number 43, atomic number 61 is the only atomic number smaller than 83 who's Chemical Element (Promethium) is not stable.

In Humans 61 codons specify individual amino acids. (Again, as I feel I can no longer trust my school textbooks, I'm trying out a new website, which I've not yet confirmed to be completely accurate, and these are from that site - though I have found other sites that back these facts up: The genetic code = 64 combinations of triplet nucleotides.
61 codons for amino acids and 3 codons for stopping synthesis., and wikipedia of all places for the former).

61 is the international dialling code for Australia.

The sum of the first 13 digits of pi is 61.

On the 61st day of the normal year, Theodor Seuss Geisel, author of Dr Seuss, was born in 1904.

On the 61st day of the leap year, Chopin was born in 1810.

The average gestation period for dogs is 61 days.

The official length for an ince hockey rink must be no more than 61 metres.

In 61 AD - London is sacked during a rebellion led by the Iceni tribeswoman, Boudica (not to be pronounced 'Boadicea'). In the same year, her rebellion was crushed, and her most likely killed.
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

62

1962 - The First Wal-Mart discount store is opened by Sam Walton in Bentonville Arkansas - Signaled the beginning of the end of retail as we know it.

Your all knowing Uncle Kal

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63.

The Chemical Element Europium has an atomic number of 63.

In 63 AD Vespasian became governor of Africa.

63 is the number of partially ordered sets of 5 elements.

63 is the number of chromosomes found in the offspring of a donkey and a horse.
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

64

A chessboard has 64 squares.

Cool topic! Why did it stop then?
I'm here to resurrect it! Smile

65

65 is the minimum grade or average required to pass an exam, or a class, in some schools.
The traditional age for retirement in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Canada, and several other countries. Razz

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66.

The Jedi died...

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67

Who is patient 67...?
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68

Apparently there is a Zombie Comic book called '68.
http://www.68zombie.com/

69.

In AD 69 Saint Peter died.

69 is the atomic number of Thullium.

In 1969, man went to the moon, and left the messages 'Armstrong was here lol' and 'suck it, Russia' (unconfirmed fact).

The average time between hatching and fledgling of Ospreys is 69 days.

Female Queen snakes have, on average 69 subcaudals, with the numbers ranging between 54 to 87.

Adult coatis measure between 33-69cm.

Wood turtle eggs need 47 to 69 days to hatch.

Feodor Vassilyev gave birth to 69 children: 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. 67 of the 69 children born are said to have survived infancy.

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An interesting fact about the number 67: In 1967, the IMAX film system was invented by Canadian Ivan Grame Ferguson to premier at Expo 67.
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71

Next year Harrison Ford will be turning 71. Cool

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