Monday, 22 December 2025

26 December: 360

26 December, aka Boxing Day or Saint Stephen’s Day, is the 360th day of a non-leap year. 10 facts about the number 360.

  1. There are 360 degrees in a circle.

  2. Ngong Ping 360 (pictured) is a gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The 5.7-kilometre (3.5 mi) long journey offers a 25-minute aerial alternative to the one-hour journey by Road, and offers panoramic views of the North Lantau Country Park, the South China Sea, Hong Kong International Airport, the Tung Chung valley, Ngong Ping Plateau and surrounding terrain and waterways. It's also possible to see The Big Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery.

  3. 360 is an Australian hip hop recording artist whose real name is Matthew James Colwell. His albums include What You See Is What You Get and Falling & Flying.

  4. Circle-Vision 360° is a film format developed by The Walt Disney Company that uses projection screens which encircle the audience.

  5. "360" is a song by British singer Charli XCX, released on 10 May 2024. It was critically acclaimed for its catchiness and memorable lyrical catchphrases such as "I'm so Julia".

  6. London bus route 360 runs from Elephant & Castle to Imperial College. This route passes by the Imperial War Museum and the Royal Albert Hall.

  7. Area code 360 is the telephone code for western Washington state, United States.

  8. The Rickenbacker 360 is an electric, semi-acoustic Guitar made by Rickenbacker, and part of the Rickenbacker 300 Series.

  9. 360 is a 2011 film directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Peter Morgan as a loose adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play Reigen. The films stars include Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz and Jude Law. IMDB describes it as “A modern and stylish kaleidoscope of interconnected love and relationships linking characters from different cities and countries in a vivid, suspenseful and deeply moving tale of romantic life in the 21st century.”

  10. Rubik's 360 is a 3D mechanical puzzle released in 2009 by Ernő Rubik, the inventor of Rubik's cube and other puzzles.


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