Today is the 57th day of the year. 10 facts about the number 57
- The advertising slogan for the Heinz company is “57 varieties”. Heinz chose "5" because it was his lucky number and the number "7" was his wife's lucky number.
- It’s the atomic number of Lanthanum, a chemical element with the symbol La. Lanthanum is a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.
- Passenger 57 is an American action thriller film directed by Kevin Hooks. The film stars Wesley Snipes and Bruce Payne. Snipes plays a security consultant who finds himself forced to foil a plot to free a captive terrorist during a commercial airline flight.
- The M57 motorway was designed as a ring road for Liverpool. It’s 10 miles (16 km) long and is also known as the Liverpool Outer Ring Road.
- Agent 57 is the name of the master of disguise in the television series Danger Mouse.
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Colombia is +57.
- Among the first thousand prime numbers, 57 is the most common two digit ending.
- B'hrian Bloodaxe, the first Low King of the dwarfs, killed 57 trolls in the legendary Battle of Koom Valley on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
- In the movie Contagion, Vaccine #57 is the one that successfully protects the lab Monkey from infection.
- In numerology, people under the influence of this number are sociable, creative and witty. While they are generally extravert, they can be quite introspective at times.
Character birthday
Gavin Black, son of schoolteacher and Viper agent Douglas Black and his wife Veronica. He is gay and in a relationship with one of his father’s former pupils. He appears in Killing Me Softly.
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.
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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