15 August: 227

Today is the 227th day of the year. 10 facts about the number 227:

1. The Beatles recorded and released 227 songs over the years, not including live tracks.
2. The year 227 was a common year starting on Monday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Senecio and Fulvius.
3. In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, the protagonist, Pi, survives for 227 days shipwrecked at sea with a Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker.
4. 227 Philosophia is a large main-belt asteroid discovered by Paul-Pierre Henry in 1882, and named after the topic of philosophy.
5. London Buses route 227 runs between Bromley and Crystal Palace.
6. 227 is an American TV sitcom which aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, inner-city gossip and housewife. Other characters include her husband Lester, their daughter Brenda and neighbours Sandra Clark and Pearl Shay.
7. 227 is a twin prime and the start of a prime triplet (with 229 and 233). A prime triplet is a set of three prime numbers in which the smallest and largest of the three differ by 6.
8. The 227 series is a DC electric multiple unit train operated by West Japan Railway Company for use on suburban services in the Hiroshima area.
9. The A227 road runs between Gravesend and Shipbourne, Tonbridge.
10. In numerology, 227 is associated with romance. A person affected by the number will be looking for meaningful relationships, and will always look for ways to make their relationships better, no matter how good they already are. They are also intuitive and spiritual.

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