Eleven!!

Another person has joined our elite group and I am just tickled pink about it. So, as I do for all new faithfuls, which is welcome them by announcing famous-whatever-number-they-are, I also will do for her. And I know it's a 'her' because she gave birth to me. Word to the Moms!!

Noteworthy Elevens (and this is VERY interesting, who knew 11 is so fascinating?):

-Apollo 11 (The USA skipped sequence numbers on the Apollo moon missions to ensure it was Apollo 11 that landed on the moon)
-The first Great War, World War 1, ended on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month
-In ancient Egypt, King Tutankhamen's tomb had combinations of 11 in the jewelry he wore, and he had 11 oars placed on the floor surrounding his tomb.
-Soccer, cricket, American football and field hockey are all played with teams of 11 players on the field
-In a 12 Step Program Step ELEVEN is a step of meditation and courage
-The television show "Cheers" ran for 11 seasons with 11 main characters
-The television show "MASH" ran for 11 seasons with 11 main characters
-The record number of Oscar awards for any one movie is 11. This was achieved by both "Titanic" and "Ben-Hur", and most recently "Lord of the Rings". (of course I had to do an Oscar reference)
-11:11 is the time of day when legend has it that one can make a wish, and there is a greater chance of it coming true
-Mark Messier, legend Hockey player, was #11
-Phil Simms, NY Giants was #11
-11 is the atomic number of Sodium
-11 is the number of guns in a gun salute to U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Brigadier Generals, and to Navy and Coast Guard Rear Admirals Lower Half
-The stylized Maple Leaf on the Canadian flag has 11 points
-AND THE BEST:
In the film "This Is Spinal Tap" guitarist Nigel Tufnel proudly shows off an amplifier with top settings of 11, higher than the traditional 10. In 2002, the phrase THESE GO TO ELEVEN, famously quoted in this absolutely hilarious movie, entered the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary with the definition "up to maximum volume"

Fascinating!!