Some amazing facts about the number 23

• Each parent contributes 23 chromosomes to the DNA of a child.
• "W" is the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet. It has two points down and three points up.
• Charles Darwin's Origin of Species was published in 1859 - 1+8+5+9 = 23.
• It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate throughout the entire body.
• Earth's axis is off by 23.5 degrees.
• The date the Twin Towers were hit is 9/11/2001, 9+11+2+1=23.
• Two divided by three makes 0.666.
• The Hiroshima bomb was dropped at 8.15am - 8+15= 23.
• The first morse code transmission - "What hath God wrought?" - was from the Bible passage Numbers 23:23. In telegraphers code 23 means "break the line".
• The average human physical biorhythm is 23 days.
• The date that the Titanic sank was 4/15/1912, 4+1+5+1+9+1+2=23.
• The 23rd letter of the English alphabet is W. On a QWERTY keyboard, W lies directly below the two and three.
• December 23, 2012 is the day the classic Mayans said the world would end.
• Five (2+3) is an immensely significant number in all ancient and some modern rites and rituals.