23 Trivia

In commemoration of my coming 23rd, here's some trivia about this day and this number:
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  • 23 May - World Turtle Day
  • 1929 – The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, "The Karnival Kid", is released.
  • 1915 – World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary.
  • 23 is the ninth prime number, the smallest odd prime.
  • Psalm 23, also known as the Shepherd Psalm, is possibly the most quoted and best known Psalm.

  • Michael Jordan wore number 23 (with the exception of a short period of time) when he played professional basketball with the Chicago Bulls and, later, the Washington Wizards. Lebron James, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, also wears the number 23. 
  • As a tribute to Michael Jordan, David Beckham chose 23 as his shirt number at Real Madrid, and subsequently at LA Galaxy.

  • 23 is one of The Numbers - 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42 - featured in Lost.
  • In The Matrix Reloaded, the Architect tells Neo it is of utmost importance to choose 23 people to repopulate Zion.
  • In L: Change the World, 23 is the maximum number of days a person may live before he dies by the cause of writing his name in Death Note. Main protagonist L of the film L: Change the World, signs his name in Death Note so to die after 23 days.
  • Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times.

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