This post bumped a weekend concert and more tidbits from Eastern Europe. So hey – it must be special!
In Language
gjashtëdhjetë e gjashtë (Albanian), šedesát šest (Czech), animnapu’t anim (Filipino), sessantasei (Italian), hatvanhat (Hungarian), sitta u sittin (Maltese), tse mashome a tšeletseng a metso e tšeletseng (Sesotho), oltmish olti (Uzbek), Mae chwe deg chwech (Welsh), LXVI (Roman)
In Mathematics
66 – an even integer, a sphenic number, a triangular number, a hexagonal number, a semi-meandric number, a semiperfect number, being a multiple of a perfect number, an Erdős–Woods number
In Science
M-66 – Messier object Spiral Galaxy in the constellation Leo
NCG-66 – (New General Catalogue) a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
66 – the atomic number of the element dysprosium (Dy), whose neutrally charged atom contains 66 protons and 66 elections
66 – Chromosome number of the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
In Computing
66 (more specifically 66.667) megahertz (MHz) is a common divisor of processor speed
In Geography
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Route 66 – One of the most famous highways in the US going from Chicago to Los Angeles
I-66: – A US interstate connecting Washington, DC and I-81 near Middletown, Virginia
66 Parallel North – Crosses Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, United States, Canada, and Iceland
66 Parallel South – Crosses Antarctica
66 Meridian East – Crosses Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
66 Meridian West – Crosses Canada, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Antarctica
In Business
Phillips 66 – a brand of gasoline and service station in the United States
Rum 66 – aged Bajan rum
Pier Sixty Six Hotel & Marina (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Sixty Six Pictures – an independent film production company in the UK
Sixty Six Brix – a catering company that specializes in frosted maple taffy (Toronto, ON)
Sixty Six Theater Company – a not-for-profit company (West Hollywood, CA)
66 N – a clothing manufacturer in Iceland
In Religion
66 – The total number of chapters in the Bible book of Isaiah
66 – The number of verses in Chapter 3 of the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament
66 – The total number of books in the Protestant edition of the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament) combined
Papyrus 66 – near complete codex of Gospel of John
66 – In Abjad numerals, the numeric value of the Name Of Allah
In Sports
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66 – The number of the laps of the Spanish Grand Prix
66 Circle Option – the Pittsburgh Steelers play that resulting in the Immaculate Reception (click to see)
66 kg (145 pounds) – upper limit of featherweight boxing division
#66 – Retired Sports Jersey Numbers
- MLB: Don Zimmer (Rays)
- NBA: None
- NFL: Bulldog Turner (Bears), Ray Nitschke (Packers)
- NHL: Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
NASCAR #66: 732 races, driven by 103 different drivers, 1 win (Larry Frank, 1962)
In Entertainment
In Film
66th Academy Awards – Held in 1994 honoring films released in 1993. Major winners Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, director & winner), Tom Hanks (Philadelphia), and Holly Hunter (The Piano)
Sixty Six – a 2006 British movie about a bar mitzvah in London on the day of the 1966 World Cup final starring Eddie Marsan and Helena Bonham Carter
Order 66 – In the Star Wars movie series, a prepared order to the clone troopers to kill the Jedi commanding them
In Television & Radio
Route 66 – a popular US television series on CBS from 1960 to 1964
66 WNBC radio – a popular New York radio station, which became WFAN on 1 July 1987
In Music
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Route 66 – Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Bing Crosby, James Mayer, Brian Setzer, Harry James, Rolling Stones … but my favorite is this one
Opus 66 – Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and Chopin’s Fantaisie Impromptu
(Albums) Sixty Six Steps (Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon); Sixty Six to Timbuktu (Robert Plant); Combo 66 (John Scofield)
OMG 66 – song title by Lil B
66 – The number of songs on Bruce Springsteen box set released 1998
Le 66 – a one-act opérette by Jacques Offenbach and Pitaud de Forges and Laurencin
The Sixty-Six, the New Jersey-based rock band founded by Scott Liss
66 ft. – a song by Lil Yachty featuring Trippie Redd from Yachty’s studio album Lil Boat 2
In Literature
Sixty-Six (novel), a novel by film director Barry Levinson
The 66 Laws of the Illuminati: The Secrets of Success (House of Illuminati); A Shade of Vampire 66 (Bella Forest)
In History
Year 66 BC
a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Tullus- known less frequently, year 688 Ab urbe condita
Year 66 AD
- A common year starting on Wednesday
- Emperor Nero ruling Rome
- The Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire begins
- The Sicarii capture the fortress of Masada overlooking the Dead Sea.
Miscellaneous
Alpha 66 – an anti-Castro terrorist group in Miami
Flight 66 – Eastern Airline flight from New Orleans crashing on approach to NYC-JFK on 24 June 1975
66 in (167.6 cm) – average height of Neanderthal males
66th Congress – served 1919-1921, the last 2 years of the Woodrow Wilson administration
Died at age 66: Davy Jones, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton, Hubert Humphrey, Marie Curie, Carlo Ponzi, John Steinbeck, Lizzie Borden, James Thurber, Dudley Moore, Indira Gandhi
66 – The international direct dialing (IDD) code for Thailand
66 block – used to organize telephone lines In telecommunications
Sixty-six – a German card game
Solo 66 – a card game involving 5 players competing for tricks
Series 66 Exam – qualifies people as investment adviser representatives or securities agents
Cell 66 – In the video game Fullmetal Alchemist, elusive villain Barry the Chopper imprisoned cell number 66, which later becomes his alias when battling the brothers at Laboratory Five
66 – the age I become today. Happy Birthday to me. Yep, on the 46th day of 1953 (for the record, a Tuesday), yours truly came into being
Happy 66th Birthday Frank from Mini-Me
I can’t believe it! Look who has stopped to sing a song she wrote about me!
A Frank Angle 