WWW....bulletin....Something Different....10/19/15

We had a Board meeting last Thursday, and our President Moe brought up the subject of things relating to "40", so I decided to investigate and here are a few things I found out about "40". Bear with me!

1. -40 is the unique temperature at which the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales correspond.

2. In horse racing, the maximum permitted number of runners in the grand national is 40.

3. In ancient Israel 40 lashes is one of the punishments meted out by the Sanhedrin, though in actual practice only 39 lashes were administered.

4. 40 is the atomic number for zirconium.

5. The planet Venus forms a pentagram in the night sky every eight years with it returning to is original point every 40 years with a 40 day regression.

6. The Hebrew people lived in the Sinai desert for 40 years.

7. 40 is the number of spaces in a standard Monopoly game board.

8. Ronald Reagan was the 40th president.

9. 40 is the highest number ever counted to on Sesame Street.

10. In tennis, the number 40 represents the third point gained in a game.