In Language – 90 is ninety, nëntëdhjetë (Albanian), noranta (Catalan), novanta (Italian), devetdeset (Slovenian), naw deg (Welsh), and XC (Roman numerals)
In Mathematics
90 – divisible by 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90
90 – a natural number, unitary perfect number, a semiperfect number, a pronic number, a nontotient number, a Perrin number, a Harshad number, and a palindromic number and a repdigit in bases 14, 17, 29, and 44
90 – the number of degrees in a right angle
In Science
90 – the atomic number of thorium (Th), whose neutrally charged atom contains 90 protons and 90 electrons
90 – the number of chromosomes in cells of moonworts, African hedgehog, Grape fern, and Sweet potato
In Sports
Nike Total 90 Apparel – a brand name of football apparel and equipment
90 feet – the distance between bases on a Major League Baseball diamond (27 m)
90 – the car number most associated with former NASCAR team owner Junie Donlavey
90 – the number of minutes in a football (soccer) match
90 Retired sports numbers: only NFL: Dennis Byrd (NY Jets)
In Geography
90 – the latitude in degrees of the North and the South geographical poles
90th Meridian West crosses land in Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador
90th Meridian East crosses land in Russia, Mongolia, China, Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh
I-90 – the longest interstate highway in the US system (3,020.54 miles/4,861.09 km) connecting Seattle and Boston
90 – national highways in Canada, Israel, New Zealand, and the United States
In Entertainment
Joe 90 – a sci-fi series on British television (1968-1969)
90th Academy Awards (2017) with Shape of Water winning 4 Oscars
In Music
Route 90 (Johnny Winter)
The Ninety and Nine (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
‘90s is not 90
In Literature
The First 90 Days (Michael Watkins)
90 Minutes in Heaven (Don Piper and Cecil Murphey)
90 Miles to Havana (Enrique Flores-Galbis)
Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball (Bob Tewksbury and Scott Miller)
Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole (Fergus Fleming)
In Business
90 Minute IPA (an ale brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery)
90+ Cellars (an online wine retailer)
In History
- A common year starting on a Friday
- Assyrian calendar year 4850, Discordian calendar year, 1256, Holocene calendar year 10090
- Cologne becomes the capital of Germania Inferior
- Young Flavian Woman sculpture made (now kept at Musei Capitolini, Rome)
- Drafting of the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles
- Born – Ptolemy, Greek mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer (d. c. 168)
Year 90 BC
- Ab urbe condita calendar year 664, Korean calendar year 2244, Holocene calendar year 9911, Berber calendar year 861
- Rome grants the Etruscans Roman citizenship
- Cicero starts to serve in the Roman army
Miscellaneous
90 – the calling code for international direct-dial phone calls to Turkey
Change 90 – a right-wing political party in Peru
90 proof – the measure of alcohol in Maker’s Mark Bourbon
GE 90 – a family of jet engines built by GE Aviation in Cincinnati
TAZ 90 – the camouflage pattern used as on the battle dress of the Swiss Armed Forces
90 – how old my mother would be if still living today (she died in 1984). Her birthday was a month ago (23rd Sept), and the day our Eastern Europe tour started.
This song does not have any version of ninety in the title, but my mother would have loved this singer and his son. Thinking of her when I first watched this video caused a few tears.
Hello Frank! I just learned something 🙂 I thought we can’t possibly have 90 highways here, we simply aren’t that big. So I checked and according to Wikipedia we have 99 – who knew!! Thank you for giving such a great run down of the number 90 – it’s fun to run through it all.
And I love that father and son duet, it is so touching. I watch it and think Andrea is aging now and begins to look delicate and his beautiful young son is picking up the Bocelli baton – it brings a lump to my throat. I also think it is a wonderful thing that you remember your mother with love and a tear or two at certain times – she passed quite young.
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You lost your mother while she was still quite young and I’m sure that each birthday since you think of her with a pang of longing. Your research into the number 90 is incredible, Frank. I don’t think i knew hardly one fact you’ve included. My head spins! Now the video is wonderful. Thank you for that.
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Debra,
For whatever reason, the idea that I’ve lived longer than her hits me the most on my birthday … and of course this post served as another reminder. For whatever reason, I like doing these posts. 🙂 … Thanks for the kind words.
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As I was reading, I kept wondering just what the number 90 signified to YOU, dear Frank… Now we know.
Love your fact searches….
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Dale,
🙂 … the fact that you know that my posts about a number has significance made me smile. Thanks. It was a fun post to do.
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After a while… we get to know our peeps 😉
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Frank,
Your mother was only fifty six when you lost her. You really put a lot of work into this post- as per usual- but I must tell you how touching that video is when you describe what it means.
Blessings and peace to you my friend
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Marc,
Thinking that I lived longer than her still lingers in my mind. My own birthday reminds me of that. When I found this video, I knew it was meant for this post. Perfect! Thanks for the kind words.
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Your mother continues to live in your heart, and I remember your thoughts about her when you visited her homeland not so long ago. Celebrating her birthday seems quite natural both for you and for your friends who know how much you love her. May her birthday be a very happy celebration… and a reminder of how much she appreciated her adopted country, and accepted it, the good with the bad…
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Shimon,
Interesting how certain days serve as reminders – birthdays, & Mother’s Day are two – then there are the days when someone pops into the mind out of nowhere. Thanks for the good thoughts!
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Oh Frank, that video was so touching; such love between father and son! Wonderful.
I can appreciate how this represented to you the love between yourself and your mother. It must have been hard to hold the tears.
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Carolyn,
I did most of this research over time, then I stumbled across this song – one that the two of them are performing on their current tour .. .and I immediately knew it was perfect for this post. Thanks for your kind words.
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Yes indeed, it was perfect for this post. 🙂
I love the ‘theme’ of numbers.
This one being my first, I’ll be on the lookout for the ‘underlying theme’ next time.
And yes – well done on all that research. I now know, if I ever need to call Turkey, the appropriate ‘number’ to use!
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Just the record, I’ve done 39 posts about numbers. (See Salutes in the Categories sidebar). Most of them center around birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. I imagine other call codes are there. 😉
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😉 😉
Will do…. 🙂
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A place to go if you are looking for info around an event for you or others.
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Oh my! what a post. So many amazing facts and then…. the video is so touching.
My husband died aged 52, our sons were 19 and 21, they are in their 40s now …….
Thank you for the video.
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Daff,
Thank you for the kind words, and more importantly, many thanks for sharing a bit of our story. Whenever I do a salute post to a number, I always have a reason (and some miss it) – so the fact that you got it on your first journey here made me smile.
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Learning that Cicero started to serve in the Roman army in the year 90 BC led me to discover the following quotes from his writings:
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
“While there’s life, there’s hope.”
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Tim,
I’m glad to have led you to Cicero.
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I was also wondering what the significance of 90 would be–and found it in the touching ending.
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Merril,
You are wise as you remember I have a significance to the posts about numbers. Hope you listen to the song because it is very good.
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Yes, I did listen!
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Beautiful video, Frank. Happy birthday to your mother who still lives in your heart.
That 90 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head is a doozy. High alcohol content and very hoppy. My kind of beer before I became a teetotaler. 🙂
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Robin,
Thanks for verifying the IPA. Very hoppy is definitely not me, but hey – there are plenty of beer drinkers that like it that way. .. and thanks for the kind words.
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You have outdone yourself on the number 90. The video was very touching knowing how you felt about your mother. Thanks for sharing that piece of you.
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John,
Thank you. Andrea and his son are currently touring, and they played this on the recent Dancing With The Stars. Wonderful piece indeed!
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🙂
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Another wonderful number post. These are always intriguing and entertaining. When I flip the 9 over and the 0 over, I get 60. (no reverses, just flip overs) Cheers to your mom! I miss mine, too.
Well, guess I’ll go. I’ve got 90 minutes to make dinner! ❦❦❦
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Resa,
I hope you got dinner done. Too bad I couldn’t make it. Cheers to your evening!
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There’s music..the band is playing … I love it!
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Dance away!
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Yeah.. They just finished playing “You’ve Got A Lot Of Nerve” by Dylan (amazing)… waiting for the next one! …. they seem to be having a problem ….
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Time for a drink.
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Isn’t Mickey 90 this year?
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George,
That could be, but I don’t know. Hope all is well.
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Wonderful connections to 90! Love the touching video!
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Jo.
Thank you for enduring the long list of factoids. 🙂
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The video was a gift to all parents and children, I think. Beautiful! Your mom was far too young. 😟
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Elyse,
Great point about the song/video. Interesting the son is involved on the current tour. Thanks for the thoughts!
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Gotta love the round sides to 90. There’s something very appealing to rounded edges beyond the bevy of various 90’s you shared. Well done!
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Monika,
I didn’t consider the smooth aspect of 90 … a number without edges. That’s interesting and could be an interesting future play to ponder.
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