22 Funky Facts About The Number 22
As with all numbers, 22 is an amazing figure, there is a range of records, important figures and fascinating facts about this number!
Here we’re going to look at twenty-two facts about the number 22.
- The phrase “catch-22” comes from the 1961 novel of the same name by author Joseph Heller.
- The 22nd James Bond movie is Daniel Craig’s second Bond appearance; it is the shortest Bond film in the entire series with a run time of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
- The 22nd Summer Olympics were held in 1980 in previously Soviet Union Moscow, now Russia. These games had 203 events with 5179 athletes in total.
- 22 feet is the length of a regulation Shuffleboard table, a popular pastime for many, and the cause of more fights than you would expect.
- 22 is in the title of a track for many artists, including Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, Bon Iver, Deaf Havana and Jay-Z – whether as the full name or part of the track name.
- There are 22 letters in the Hebrew Alphabet and during creation God created 22 things.
- Buddy Holly, Robert Wadlow and Terry Fox all died at the age of 22.
- The 22nd amendment was passed in 1947 limiting the time for a presidential term, if issued before 1933 would have stopped F.D. Roosevelt from serving his famous 4 terms.
- The 22nd state of the US was actually Alabama; they joined 32 years after the first, Delaware.
- The atomic number of titanium is 22.
- The average person takes 11 seconds to count to 22.
- In 2008, a world record was set for “the most people riding a skateboard” with 22 people appearing in a Weezer video.
- In 1922, BBC was founded and broadcast its first radio play; The Truth about Father Christmas.
- Brazil hosted the 22nd World Cup in 2014, during this event Tim Howard set a record for USA after making 15 saves in the quarter-final, more than ever before in a World Cup match.
- The Blockbuster 22 Jump Street was actually filmed on a real campus; Tulane University.
- John F Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd 1963. JFK was the 35th president and was shot at the age of 46.
- After Rio 2016, the USA secured a world record for “the most medals won by a country in a single discipline” after winning 22 in the men’s long jump.
- A million dollars in $100 bills would weigh almost around 22lbs (9.979kg).
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