Hi All,Full entry ahead - beware of information and trivia. You might even get a laugh or a giggle or two from the entry. Heck, with the shape of the number 6 - round, curvy and just plain fun - who wouldn't be laughing? Anyway, onward and upward to 6.
Motel 6: Make reservations and find locations on the company's website. You can also become a member and get information about programs (read: sales and discounts) when you sign up. Learn all about various Motel 6 locations and find out about their pet friendly program on the site as well.
For the musician in all of us...6 is the number of strings on a standard guitar. Click here for more information on string numbers and guitars. Also, click on this link for info on a group of Frenchman in the 1920's who were known as 'Les Six'.
In the world of sports, LeBron James has the number 6 on his uniform. Click on this link to get masses and masses of LJ stats.
Lots of Major League Baseball players who ultimately became Hall of Famers wore the number 6 on their uniform. For example, Al Kaline and Stan Musial wore the number. Same thing for the NBA - Bill Russell and Julius Erving wore it. In the NHL Larry Aurie wore the number 6.
And in other fields it is said that there is no more than six degrees of separation between any two people on Earth. Click here for the fascinating story of the 6DOS theory.
Other meanings for the number '6' include:
1. ESP is also known as the 'sixth sense'.
2. There are six cardinal directions - North, South, East, West, Up and Down.
3. Six dynasties form part of Chinese History. (And the number 6 is a lucky number in Chinese culture.)
4. Six is also used as informal slang for the British Secret Intelligence Service - MI6.
and finally...
5. the sextant - the measuring instrument - got its name because its shape forms one- sixth of a whole circle.
Click on any of the above links to find out more about that particular topic relating to the number 6. Enjoy the links!
Stu
