11 March: 70

Today is the 70th day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 70:

1. A number of languages, including French, do not have a specific word for 70. Rather, it’s soixante-dix, which translates as 'sixty-ten'. That said, there are French-speaking regions such as Belgium and Switzerland, which use the word septante, instead.
2. In the Old Testament of the Bible, seventy elders were assembled by Moses on God's command in the desert.
3. Also in the Old Testament, in Psalms, three score and ten years is stated as the lifespan of a human being.
4. In the New Testament, Jesus appoints Seventy Disciples and sends them out in pairs to preach the Gospel.
5. The A70 is a major road in Scotland. It runs for 74.3 miles (119.6 km) from Edinburgh to Ayr. According to the Collins 2012 Big Road Atlas, the A70 as one of the five most dangerous roads in Scotland, based on the number of serious and fatal accidents between 2007 and 2009 in proportion to traffic. People in Scotland refer to it as the "Lang Whang", a whang being a narrow strip of leather, usually a long leather bootlace.
6. The speed limit on motorways and dual carriageways in the UK is 70 mph.
7. 70 is the atomic number of Ytterbium, a metal element with the symbol Yb.
8. In Olympic Archery, the targets are 70 meters from the archers.
9. 70 years of marriage, or, indeed, of anything, is marked by a platinum anniversary.
10. In numerology, a person influenced by this number will be interested in gaining knowledge and wisdom, and learning as much as they can about themselves. They enjoy solving puzzles and mysteries and value social interaction as another learning opportunity. They’ll often have a gift for scientific analysis.

Character Birthday

Ape, a highly intelligent ape, bought from the zoo in which he was born by Hamilton Lonsdale, the owner of Combat Team Beta. He intended to train Ape to use his strength and prowess, initially as security personnel. However, training the apes fully took too long, and their handlers demanded danger money, so Lonsdale gave up on the idea and went back to using human guards. He sold most of the apes back to the zoo, but he had become particularly attached to this one and decided to keep it as a pet. Ape is not able to speak, but appears to understand English and will obey commands and carry out instructions given to him by team members.