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Jan 4, 2015 at 4:32am
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Eleventh Day of Christmas
Almost done! Only two days left to go! Remember that everything needs to be done by the end of the day tomorrow (Monday), so make sure you do any catching up you need to do! *Smile*


The Eleventh Day of Christmas. Eleven is the smallest two-digit prime number. Group 11 on the periodic table of elements consists of the three coinage metals: gold, silver, and copper (plus roentgenium). Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon. After the disgrace of Judas, the remaining apostles of Jesus were sometimes called The Eleven, even after Matthias was added and brought the number back up to twelve. "The Rite of Spring" by Stravinsky has eleven consecutive repetitions of the same chord. Eleven players comprise a fully-fielded team in soccer, cricket, field hockey, and American football. While a 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized military heavy arms/gun salute, the number of rounds fired actually varies by circumstance. 11-gun salutes are typically for one-star (brigadier) generals of the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or one-star (rear lower half) admirals of the Navy and Coast Guard. The stylized maple leaf of the Canadian flag has eleven points. Armistice Day (now known as Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations and in other parts of Europe is celebrated on November 11th each year, in recognition of the end of World War I, which officially ended at 11am on November 11, 1918... the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of that year. For the glory of the number eleven, send notebook posts (or comments to notebook posts) to eleven different WdC members.
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