Today is the 32nd day of the year, so here are 10 facts about the number 32.
32 is the freezing point of Water at standard atmospheric pressure in degrees Fahrenheit.
An adult human has 32 teeth, including wisdom teeth.
Ireland has 32 counties.
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 completed, numbered piano sonatas.
In the Kabbalah, there are 32 Kabbalistic Paths of Wisdom.
The Chamber of 32 Doors, is a song by Genesis, from their 1974 concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
In Chess, there are 32 black squares on the board, 32 white squares, and 32 pieces (Black and White) at the beginning of the game.
+32 is the code for international direct dial phone calls to Belgium.
Germanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is lustrous, hard-brittle, greyish-white and similar in appearance to Silicon.
The ball used in association Football is most often made with 32 panels of leather or synthetic material.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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