(thing) by Triften Fri Jan 10 2003 at 23:00:34
  1. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
  2. 2 times 13 equals 26.
  3. When starting a 2-player game of War, each person has 26 cards.
  4. 26 is ASCII for "substitute" (paste).
  5. Channel 26 is Comcast Sportsnet in Howard County, Maryland.
  6. The Longman Group keeps track of the 26 brightest and 26 nearest stars.
  7. The Yankees won their 26th title in the year 2000.
  8. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America (or Taft, depending on your numbering scheme).
  9. The refracting telescope in the US Naval observatory in Washington, D.C. is 26 inches.
  10. Claude Monet died in 1926.
  11. Some versions of string theory require 26 dimensions to work properly.
  12. Title 26 IRS code covers a wide variety of taxes, from income to excise taxes.
  13. The M26 Tank was a limited production WWII weapon.
  14. The lowest energy atom (Iron) is element number 26.
  15. Soupy Sales was born on the 8th of January, 1926.
  16. Michigan was the 26th state to enter the union.
  17. Interstate Highway 26 runs from Charleston, South Carolina to Asheville, North Carolina.
  18. The Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills to win Super Bowl XXVI.
  19. Super Bowl XXVI took place on January 26th.
  20. Boxing Day takes place on December 26th.
  21. James Henry Scullin was Prime Minister of Australia for 26 months.
  22. The 26th Amendment granted all citizens of the US over 18 the right to vote.
  23. The NYPD 26th Precinct polices (among other locales) Columbia University.
  24. Psammetikhos I was the first ruler of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty.
  25. You can drive from Ogallala, Nebraska to Astoria, Oregon on US Highway 26.
  26. There are about 26 miles in a marathon.
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