Today is the 51st day of the year. Here are 10 fun facts about the number 51.
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. It is a remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, officially called Homey Airport or Groom Lake. The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component of unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.
+51 is the code for international direct dial phone calls to Peru.
In the 2006 film Cars, 51 was Doc Hudson's number.
It’s the atomic number of Antimony, a lustrous grey metal or metalloid with the symbol Sb (from Latin stibium).
"51st State" is a term used to refer to any potential future US state, for example, Puerto Rico, or a non-US entity which adopts US policies.
51 is a 2011 American horror film directed by Jason Connery, starring Bruce Boxleitner and John Shea. It is part of the After Dark Originals lineup.
There are 51 laps in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Fifty-One Tales is a collection of fantasy short stories by Irish writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of JRR Tolkien, HP Lovecraft, Ursula le Guin and others.
In science, Photo 51 is an X Ray based fibre diffraction image of a paracrystalline gel composed of DNA fibre. It was the 51st of a series taken by a postgraduate student working under the supervision of Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin at King's College London, and which was critical evidence in identifying the structure of DNA.
In numerology, a person influenced by the number 51 is concerned with nurturing and family. To them, family will include close friends and neighbours as well as blood relatives. They have definite ideas on what constitutes an ideal family and part of their vision will be enjoying pleasant and stimulating adventures with those they consider to be family. In social situations, 51 tends to inject humour and light energy into the ambiance of the group.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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