/// 12 years

This week is our 12 years birthday celebration. What better way to celebrate it than by putting together a list of facts* related to the number 12:

• 12 were the number of pence in a shilling In the former British currency system.
• 12 are the number of labours of HeraclesIn Greek mythology.
• 12 pairs of ribs in the human body.
• 12 are the number of knights’s in King Arthur’s round table plus King Arthur himself.
• 12 inches in a foot.
• 12 people have walked on Earth’s moon.
• 12 face cards in a card deck.
• Alcoholics Anonymous has 12 steps, 12 traditions and 12 concepts for world service.
• 12 is the number of studio albums the band The Beatles released.
• 12 is the number of keys a standard digital telephone has (1 through 9, 0, * and #).
• Most PC keyboards have 12 functions buttons  (F1 through F12).
• In ten-pin bowling, 12 is the number of strikes needed for a perfect game.
• 12 months in a year.
• 12 are the number of signs  in The Western zodiac, as does the Chinese zodiac.
• The basic units of time (60 seconds, 60 minutes, 24 hours) can all perfectly divide by 12.
• The 12 Labours of Hercules.
• 12 is the number of apostles.
• In Hinduism, the sun god Surya has 12 names. Also, there are 12 Petals in Anahata (Heart Chakra).
• In Twelver Shi’a Islam, there are 12 Imams, legitimate successors of the prophet Muhammad.
• There are 12 ‘ Jyotirlingas’ (epitome of God Shiva) in Hindu Shaivism.
• In ancient Greek religion, the 12 Olympians were the principal gods of the pantheon.
• Biblical Jacob had 12 sons, who were the progenitors of the 12 Tribes of Israel.
• The 12 Tables or Lex Duode cim Tabularum, more informally simply Duodecim Tabulae was the ancient legislation underlying Roman law.
• In the United States, 12 people are appointed to sit on a jury for felony trials in all but four states, and in federal and Washington, D.C. courts.
• 12 people have walked on Earth’s moon.
• According to UFO conspiracy theory, Majestic 12 is a secret committee, allegedly set up by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to investigate the Roswell UFO incident and cover up future extraterrestrial contact.
• 12 are the constellations in the ecliptic (or signs of the zodiac).
• 12 is the number of years Ugam Solutions have been providing great service to their clients.

This is for many more years to come…
Happy Birthday Ugam.

*fun facts provided by wikipedia

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