Today is the 75th day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 75:
The Roman numeral for 75 is LXXV, and in Binary it’s 1001011.
The Alfa Romeo 75, sold in North America as the Milano, is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1985 and 1992.
75 Eurydike is a large main-belt Asteroid discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on September 22, 1862 and is named after Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus.
75 is a live album by Austrian-American Jazz musician Joe Zawinul and his band the Zawinul Syndicate. It was recorded in 2007 at two performances in Switzerland and Hungary.
75 Hard is a fitness challenge invented in 2019 by Andy Frisella, an author and podcaster. He describes it as “a transformative mental toughness programme.” To take part, a person must give up alcohol, follow a strict healthy diet, do two 45 minute workouts per day, one of which must be outdoors, drink three and a half litres of water, and read 10 pages of a self improvement book, every day for 75 days.
In London, the 75 Bus runs between Lewisham Station and Fairfield Halls.
It’s the atomic number of Rhenium, a chemical element with symbol Re. Classified as a transition metal, Rhenium is a solid at room temperature.
Plan 75 is a 2022 drama film directed by Chie Hayakawa, starring Chieko Baisho, Hayato Isomura and Stefanie Arianne. In a near-future Japan, the Japanese government creates a program called "Plan 75" that offers free euthanasia services to all Japanese citizens aged 75 and older in order to deal with its rapidly ageing population.
The A75 is a primary trunk road in Scotland, linking Stranraer and its ferry ports at Cairnryan with the A74(M) at Gretna, close to the border with England and the M6 motorway. A four-mile stretch of the A75 known as the Kinmount Straight between Carrutherstown and Annan, is claimed by some to be haunted.
In numerology, the energy of 75 is creative and spiritual. A person influenced by the number could well be a writer. They’ll enjoy interacting with others for inspiration and to accumulate wisdom.
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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