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The "23 Enigma" refers to the Discordian belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to the number 23, given enough ingenuity on the part of the interpreter.
The Federal Republic of Germany was founded on May 23rd
Adolf Hitler's favorite number
September 11th 2001 = 9+11+2+0+0+1=23
The first Morse Code transmission - "What hath God wrought?" - was from the Bible passage Numbers 23:23.
The Chernobyl disaster happened on April 26, 1986 at 01:23 a.m. and the power plant is located at 51°23′23″N, 30°5′58″E, near Pripyat, Ukraine.
William Shakespeare: born on April 23, 1564, died on April 23, 1616.
Julius Caesar was allegedly stabbed 23 times when he was assassinated.
Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846
On average, every 23rd wave crashing to shore is twice as large as normal.
It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body
The human genome contains 23 homologous pairs of chromosomes.
The human 'physical cycle' biorhythm is 23 days long.
The Earth spins on an axis of 23 and a half.
W, the 23rd letter of the Latin alphabet has 2 points down, 3 points up.
The "Devil Horns" and the V sign involve 2 upright fingers and 3 folded down. V itself feeds back into the Law of Fives as it is the Latin numeral for 5.
On a normal modern Latin alphabet QWERTY keyboard, the 23rd letter W is immediately below and between 2 and 3.
Psalms, the longest book of the Bible, is the 23rd book of the Old Testament, and the famous "Divine Shepherd" psalm is Psalm 23.
Divide 2 by 3 (2/3)=.666
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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man, but God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it"- 1 Corinthians 10:13.
10+13 = 23
"SEARCH ME, O GOD, AND KNOW MY HEART; TRY ME AND KNOW MY ANXIETIES; AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY WICKED WAY IN ME, AND LEAD ME IN THE WAY EVERLASTING"- PSALM 139:23-24.
"YOU HAVE SINNED AGAINST THE LORD, AND BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT"- NUMBERS 32:23.
