22 June: 173

Today is the 173rd day of the year. 10 things you might not know about the number 173:

1. The A173 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from Stokesley to Skelton.
2. 173 is the atomic number of a theoretical chemical element called Unsepttrium.
3. 173 Ino is a large Asteroid discovered in 1877 by Alphonse Borrelly and named after the queen Ino from Greek mythology.
4. In True Blood, the Vampire Bill Compton is 173 years old.
5. United Nations Security Council Resolution 173, adopted on July 26, 1962, recommended to the General Assembly that the Kingdom of Burundi be admitted.
6. 173 Hours In Captivity: The Hijacking of IC 814 is a book by Neelesh Misra about the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 on its journey from Kathmandu to New Delhi on December 24, 1999.
7. SCP-173 is a fictional statue locked in the fictional SCP secure facility. Rather like the weeping angels in Doctor Who, it can't move as long as someone is looking at it, but blink and it will snap your neck. It's kept in a locked cell which needs to be cleaned twice a week because the statue oozes a noxious substance. Cleaning the cell is a three person job. One person to clean and two to maintain eye contact with the monster at all times.
8. 173 is 10101101 in binary and CLXXIII in Roman numerals.
9. London bus route 173 runs from Beckton Bus Station to King George Hospital.
10. In numerology the number 173 represents deep and solid friendship. The kind in which people can pursue separate goals, and come together to share their experiences. The kind of friends who would do anything for each other, and always support one another.

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