3

Now, a few blips ago I did loads of facts on the number 8. That seemed to be pretty popular with you crazy blippers, so I've decided to do another one. After listening to THIS song again for the first time in ages I have decided to do it on the number 3.

Righto, here we go...

3 is the first unique prime number

According to De La Soul, 3 is the magic number

There are 3 semicircular canals in the human ear

There are 3 types of galaxies, ellipticals, spirals and irregulars

There are 3 ingredients in an atom, protons, neutrons and electrons

Adolf Hitler's empire was known as the Third Reich

There are 3 parts to a Chimera, the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a snake

In Buddhism, the Triple Bodhi (ways in which to understand the end of birth) consists of three aspects: Budhu, Pasebudhu and Mahaarahath

Geeky point here, in the Legend of Zelda video game series, there is a divine relic known as the Triforce, which is represented by 3 golden triangles

Communism, Socialism and Capitalism were Karl Marx's 3 -ism's

We have all known and loved the 3 R's, reading, (w)riting and (a)rithmetic.

In Vietnam, it is bad luck to take a photograph with 3 people in it

3 strikes and your out

3rd time lucky

In bowling, 3 strikes in a row is called a turkey

NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt drove the number 3 car for 20 years until his death in 2001, he won 6 of his 7 world championships while driving that number car, no-one has driven it since

There are 3 periods of 20 minutes each in a game of Ice Hockey

There were three values of French Revolution (liberty, equality, fraternity) and there are three colours of French flag. The Colombian flag also has three colours, meaning Gold, Water and Blood.

Yesterday was my 53rd blip

Enjoy!