2. 1. Each parent contributes 23 chromosomes to the DNA of a child. 2. It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout the entire body. 3. In humans, the 23rd chromosome determines gender. 4. There are 23 letters in the Latin alphabet. 5. The Number 23 marks Joel Schumacher’s 23rd film or television directorial assignment. 6. The ancient Egyptian and Sumerian calendars begin on July 23. 7. The Titanic sank the morning of April 15th, 1912 (4 1 5 1 9 1 2 = 23) 8. The Mayans believed the world will end on December 23, 2012 (20 1 2 = 23) 9. Jim Carrey’s production company is JC23 Entertainment. 10. 230 people died on TWA Flight 800. 11. Kurt Cobain was born in 1967: 1 9 6 7 = 23. 12. Kurt Cobain died in 1994: 1 9 9 4 = 23. 13. The Number 23 began filming on January 23, 2006.

3. 14. Charles Manson was born on November 12th (11 12 = 23) 15. The Number 23 opened in theaters on February 23rd, 2007. 16.The Hiroshima bomb was dropped at 8.15am - 8+15= 23. 17.23rdians are a group of people who subscribe to the mystical power of 23 and see it in multiple combinations throughout daily life. 18.The terrorist attacks on America on 11 September 2001 have been held up as one of the most portentous examples of the disturbing power of 23. The figures in the date (9+11+2+0+0+1) add up to 23.

4. 19.The Bible does not let 23 pass without conferring upon it some significance, at least to students of the Book. Although the Old Testament is unspecific, it is widely held that Adam and Eve had 23 daughters. The 23rd verse of the first chapter of Genesis brings the act of creation to a close while the 23rd chapter of the book of Genesis deals entirely with death, namely that of Abraham's wife, Sarah. The most famous and most quoted of the Psalms is number 23: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters." 20. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford Upon Avon on 23 April 1564. He died 52 years later on his birthday, 23 April 1616.