25 November: 25

 It's the 25th day of the month, so here are ten facts about the number 25:

1. 25 is the sum of the single-digit odd natural numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, the first five odd natural numbers. To work out if a number is divisible by 25 is easy – if it ends in 00, 25, 50 or 75, it’s divisible by 25.
2. In British slang, a pony is £25.
3. A-ha, George Michael and Adele have all released albums called 25. In Adele’s case, it was her age when the album was released.
4. Talking of age, 25 is seen as the transition point between youth and full adulthood. It’s also the minimum age of candidates for election to the United States House of Representatives.
5. 25 is the atomic number of manganese, a silvery-grey metal which is a bit like Iron.
6. In Baseball, the number 25 is reserved for the best slugger on the team.
7. The 25^th year of anything is it’s silver anniversary or jubilee. People who have been married for 25 years celebrate their Silver wedding anniversary, and Queen Elizabeth II’s silver jubilee was in 1977.
8. India’s national board game is called Pachisi, which is Hindi for 25.
9. The Interstate 25 in the USA is a north–south road, the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. In the UK, the A25 carries traffic east from Guildford, Surrey, into mid-west Kent, to Wrotham Heath where it connects with the A20. But a better known British road is the M25 or London Orbital motorway, one of the busiest roads in the country. When the final section was opened by Margaret Thatcher in 1986, it was the longest ring road in Europe at 117 miles (188 km).
10. People born on the 25^th of the month, or have 25 as a birth number, are said in numerology to be interested in just about everything from metaphysics and philosophy to science. They tend to express themselves artistically and creatively. They have great intellect and diplomatic skills, wit and wisdom. On the down side, they can be too caught up in their thoughts and can seem cynical and unemotional at times.

Killing Me Softly

Sebastian Garrett is an assassin. It wasn’t his first choice of vocation, but nonetheless, he’s good at it, and can be relied upon to get the job done. He’s on top of his game.

Until he is contracted to kill Princess Helena of Galorvia. She is not just any princess. Sebastian doesn’t bargain on his intended victim being a super-heroine who gives as good as she gets. Only his own genetic variant power saves him from becoming the victim, instead of Helena. 

Fate has another surprise in store. Sebastian was not expecting to fall in love with her.

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