Sunday 11 February 2024

12 February: 43

Today is the 43rd day of the year. Here are 10 fun facts about the number 43:


  1. "Number 43", in Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850), is one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's most famous poems. It’s the one which begins “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”

  2. It’s the atomic number of technetium (Tc). This element has the lowest of any element that does not possess stable isotopes.

  3. Licor 43, or Cuarenta y Tres, is a Spanish liqueur, has been made in Cartagena, Spain for over 1800 years, dating back to the time of the Carthaginians. It is a bright Yellow and derives its name from the fact that it is supposedly a mixture of 43 different ingredients.

  4. George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. He was nicknamed "Bush 43" to distinguish from his father. Also in US Presidents, the youngest president to be elected was John F. Kennedy at the age of 43.

  5. There are 43 verses in the Old English epic poem Beowulf.

  6. The first chorus from the Wurzels hit record The Combine Harvester includes 'I got twenty acres and you got 43.'

  7. 43 Things was a social networking service established as an online goal setting community. Users could set up to 43 goals, and were encouraged to explore the lists of other users and "cheer" others on towards achieving them.

  8. Operation Desert Storm lasted for 43 days.

  9. There are 43 pairs of nerves in the peripheral nervous system.

  10. In numerology, 43 is associated with inner wisdom and the wisdom of the ancestors. People influenced by it tend to be introspective and analytical.

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