July 11 is the 192th day of the year. There are 173 days left.
Today is 7-11, meaningful in both craps and retail
11 and its multiples generate fun fractions (more later)
11 is the smallest positive integer with a 3 syllable name 11 is the 5th prime and the smallest 2 digit prime If a number is divisible by 11, so is its reverse, for example: 165 and 561 if no 2 consective digits of a number add up to more than nine, then multiplying it by eleven generates a number which is the reverse of the product of the original number's reverse multiplied by 11. Example: 15 x 11=165 and 51 x 11 = 651
OK, deep breath 11 goes into 99 exactly 9 times. As a result, the decimal expansion of any common fraction with 11 in the denominator will be a two digit infinite repeat. 1/11 = .09 repeated, 2/11 = .18 repeated, 3/11 = .27 repeated, 4/11 = .36 repeated, etc. The repeating 2 digits are the product of the numerator and .09 for numerators less than 11. For example, 7 x .09 = .63, so 7/9 = .63 repeated indefinitely. An 11 sided polygon is a hendecagon or an undecagon 11 is significant in Thelema 11 is a master number in Numerology 11 is a come out win at craps 11 is sodium
There are 11 players per side on the field at one time in soccer, cricket, field hockey and US style football Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring", has 11 consecutive repetitions of the same chord. Spinal Tap's amplifiers go up to eleven. There is a Grateful Dead song named "The Eleven" which has an 11/8 time signature.
Title 11 of the US Code is BANKRUPTCY
11 BCE Was the Year of the Consulship of Tubero and Maximus Nero Claudius Drusus was victorious at the Battle of the Lupia River and then built fortresses near Bonn, Dorsten, Haltern, and Oberaden
11 CE Was the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Taurus (That's the hare and the bull, fwiw, and sounds like a lot of Taurus to me) Artabanus III of the Arsacid Dynasty became ruler of Parthia
x YouTube VideoOn this day in: 1405 -- Ming admiral Zheng He sailed off on his first voyage of exploration. His is a little known fantastic saga of accomplishment - read up on him. 1576 -- Martin Frobisher sighted Greenland. 1789 -- Jacques Necker was dismissed by Louis XVI sparking the Storming of the Bastille on the 14th. 1796 -- The US took possession of Detroit under the Jay Treaty. 1798 -- The US Marine Corps was re-established. 1804 -- Aaron Burr mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel 1848 -- Waterloo railway station in London opened. 1889 -- Tijuana, Mexico, was founded. 1893 -- Generals Zelaya siezed power in Nicaragua. 1895 -- The Lumière brothers demonstrated movie film technology to scientists. 1919 -- The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands. 1934 -- Engelbert Zaschka flew his human-powered aircraft about 20 meters. 1940 -- The Vichy France regime was formally established. 1943 -- The allies invaded of Sicily 1960 -- The State of Katanga broke away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1960 -- The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published 1995 -- The Srebrenica massacre was carried out killing more than 8,000 people 2006 -- The Mumbai train bombings killed 209 people 2010 -- Twin suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killed at least 74 people
x YouTube VideoBorn this day in: 1274 -- Robert the Bruce, Scottish king 1897 -- Bull Connor, Southron Police officer racist mercenary thug. 1899 -- E. B. White, author and poet 1913 -- Cordwainer Smith, author, and academic 1929 -- Danny Flores, singer, songwriter & saxophonist (The Champs) 1934 -- Giorgio Armani, fashion designer 1941 -- Henry Lowther, trumpet player 1943 -- Oscar D'León, bass player (Dimensión Latina) 1947 -- John Holt, singer & songwriter (The Paragons) 1949 -- Liona Boyd, singer, songwriter & guitarist 1950 -- Bonnie Pointer, singer (The Pointer Sisters) 1953 -- Peter Brown, singer, songwriter and producer 1957 -- Peter Murphy, singer, songwriter (Bauhaus and Dalis Car) 1957 -- Michael Rose, singer, songwriter (Black Uhuru) 1959 -- Richie Sambora, singer, songwriter, guitarist, & producer (Bon Jovi) 1959 -- Suzanne Vega, singer, songwriter, guitarist, & producer 1960 -- David Baerwald, singer, songwriter (David & David) 1965 -- Scott Shriner, singer, songwriter & bass player (Weezer and The Special Goodness) 1968 -- Daniel MacMaster, singer, songwriter (Bonham) 1971 -- Leisha Hailey, singer, songwriter & actress (Uh Huh Her and The Murmurs) 1975 -- Nadya Suleman, Octomom (who else on World Population Day?) 1978 -- Kathleen Edwards, singer, songwriter & guitarist
Died this day in: 1937 -- George Gershwin, pianist and composer 2014 -- Tommy Ramone, drummer and producer (Ramones and Uncle Monk)
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: World Population Day (International)
So, for music we gots -- Danny Flores Henry Lowther Oscar D'León John Holt Liona Boyd Bonnie Pointer Peter Brown Peter Murphy Michael Rose Richie Sambora Suzanne Vega David Baerwald Scott Shriner Daniel MacMaster Leisha Hailey Kathleen Edwards George Gershwin Tommy Ramone
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