24 June: 175

Today is the 175th day of the year. 10 things you might not know about the number 175.

1. 175 is the atomic number of a theoretical chemical element called Unseptpentium.
2. According to the Bible, Abraham lived to the age of 175.
3. 175 Andromache is a main-belt Asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson in 1877, and named after Andromache, wife of Hector during the Trojan War.
4. The year 175 was a common year starting on Saturday and known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Iulianus. In this year, Pope Eleuterus succeeded Pope Soter as the thirteenth pope.
5. Paragraph 175 was the section of the German Criminal Code that made homosexual acts between males a crime. A 2000 documentary about it was entitled Paragraph 175. It was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and narrated by Rupert Everett. The film tells the stories of several gay men and a lesbian who were persecuted by the Nazis. Between 1933 and 1945, 100,000 men were arrested under Paragraph 175. Some were imprisoned, others were sent to concentration camps. Only about 4,000 survived.
6. United Airlines Flight 175 was a Boston-Los Angeles flight which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center after being hijacked by terrorists in New York City on September 11, 2001. A 2006 documentary Flight 175: As the World Watched tells the story.
7. United Nations Security Council Resolution 175, adopted on September 12 1962, recommended to the General Assembly that the State of Trinidad and Tobago be admitted as a member state.
8. 175 is the fire emergency number in Lebanon.
9. In Roman numerals, 175 is written CLXXV, and in Binary it's 10101111.
10. In numerology the energy of 175 is focussed and pays attention to detail. It focuses on security and a firm foundation for the future. However, it doesn't rule out doing things on a whim just for the hell of it on occasion. It's self-reliant, independent and curious.

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