in some sort of tradition...
12 days until Fun on a Boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A group of twelve things is called a Duodecad.
The number twelve is often used as a sales unit in trade, and is often referred to as a dozen.
Twelve dozen are known as a gross.
A twelve-sided polygon is a dodecagon.
A twelve-faced polyhedron is a dodecahedron.
Twelve is also the kissing number in three dimensions.
Oo la la!!!
The atomic number of magnesium in the periodic table.
The duodenum (from Latin duodecim, "twelve") is the first part of the small intestine, that is about twelve inches long. More precisely, this section of the intestine was measured not in inches but in fingerwidths. In fact, in German the name of the duodenum is Zwölffingerdarm and in Dutch the name is twaalfvingerige darm, both meaning "twelve-finger bowel."
(Interesting)
Force 12 on the Beaufort wind force scale corresponds to the maximum wind speed of a hurricane.
Hopefully we experience Force 0 or Force 1 winds.
The 12th moon of Jupiter is Lysithea.
Ancient Greek religion, the Twelve Olympians were the principal gods of the pantheon.
The chief Norse god, Odin, had 12 sons.
In the King Arthur Legend, Arthur is said to have subdued 12 rebel princes and to have won 12 great battles against Saxon invaders.
The biblical Jacob had 12 sons, who were the progenitors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
he song Twelve Days of Christmas came from the traditional practice of extending Yuletide celebrations over the twelve days from Christmas day to the eve of Epiphany.
In Shi'a Islam, there are twelve Imams, legitimate successors of the prophet Muhammad.
In Hinduism, the sun god Surya has 12 names.
There are 12 Petals in Anahata (Heart Chakra).
Most calendar systems have twelve months in a year.
The Western zodiac has twelve signs, as does the Chinese zodiac.
Twelfth Night is a comedy by William Shakespeare.
Twelve Angry Men, the original 1954 live performance on the anthology television series Studio One.
There are twelve basic hues in the color wheel; 3 primary colors (red, yellow, blue), 3 secondary colors (orange, green & purple) and 6 tertiary colors (names for these vary, but are intermediates between the primaries and secondaries).
Cue Professor Ludvig von Drake for his colors song, please.
There are 12 ounces in a troy pound.
In the former British currency system, there were twelve pence in a shilling.
In Greek mythology, the number of labours of Heracles was increased from ten to make twelve.
There are normally twelve pairs of ribs in the human body.
In the United States, twelve people are appointed to sit on a jury for felony trials in all but four states, and in federal and Washington, D.C. courts. The number of jurors gave the title to the play (and subsequent films) Twelve Angry Men.
Twelve men have walked on Earth's moon.
One small step...
12 inches in a foot.