26 April: 116

Today is the 116th day of the year. 10 things you might not know about this number:

1. 116 is the atomic number of Livermorium, a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Lv. It has only been created in the laboratory and has not been observed in nature. The element is named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, where it was created. The town was named after the rancher and landowner Robert Livermore. The longest-lived isotope is livermorium-293 with a half-life of about 60 milliseconds.
2. In Roman numerals it is written as CXVI and in Binary as 1110100.
3. The 116, is an American Southern Christian hip hop collective originally from Dallas, Texas. They named themselves after the Bible verse Romans 1:16: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile." For them it means acknowledging the power of the Gospel and the divine calling to proclaim it in every area of their life. "We can lay our lives down to serve and glorify God in everything we do."
4. It's the answer to the famous trick question, "How long did the Hundred Years War last?" The war between England and France took place from 1337 to 1453 – 116 years.
5. The 116th Street Crew, also known as the Uptown Crew, is a Mafia crew originally based in the Palma Boys Social Club in Manhattan, founded by Anthony Salerno. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, the 116th Street Crew had recruited many members of the vicious East Harlem Purple Gang, an Italian-American murder for hire and drug trafficking gang.
6. 116 is the fire emergency telephone number in Peru.
7. The "lost 116 pages" were the original manuscript pages of Joseph Smith's translation of the Book of Lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827. Smith's scribe, Martin Harris, lost them, so Smith had to complete the Book of Mormon without them.
8. In London, the 116 bus runs between Ashford Hospital and Hounslow Bus Station.
9. Also in London, the A116 is a road connecting Manor Park and Wanstead.
10. In numerology, 116 is a number which organises, builds and leads. It's efficient, realistic and gets things done. It's also a nurturing, family number, considering everything within its area of control as a family.

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