16 July:

16 July is Day 197 of any non-leap year. Ten fun facts about the number 197.

1. 197 is a prime number, the smallest prime number that is the sum of 7 consecutive prime numbers (17+19+23+29+31+37+41). It’s also the sum of all the two digit prime numbers.

2. The A197 is a road in Northumberland which connects Morpeth, Pegswood, Ashington and Newbiggin by the Sea. Along its route is a listed mid-19th-century cast-iron milepost near the A197/B1337 junction, which indicates distances to Newbiggin (7.5 miles) and Morpeth (2 miles).

3. The British Rail Class 197 is a class of diesel multiple unit passenger train operated by Transport for Wales Rail (TfW), comprising 51 two-car and 26 three-car units.

4. Au-197 is the only naturally occurring isotope of Gold.

5. The year 197 was a common year starting on Saturday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus. Galen's major work on medicines, Pharmacologia, was published in 197.

6. London bus route 197 runs from Peckham Bus Station to Fairfield Halls.

7. The Arado Ar 197 was a German World War II-era biplane, designed for naval operations for the never-completed German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. Only a few prototypes were built.

8. 197 Arete is an asteroid in the asteroid belt. It was discovered by J. Palisa in 1879, and named after Arete, the mother of Nausicaa in Homer's The Odyssey.

9. The Jordan 197 was the Formula One car with which the Jordan team competed in the 1997 Formula One World Championship.

10. In numerology, a person influenced by this number is likely to be self-reliant and enjoy all aspects of business.

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