A few Months back I bought a book called Everything is Wrong by Robert Anton Wilson
and amongst all the conspiracies and plots that are detailed therein is a section called The
23 Enigma.  In biblical parlance the scales were lifted from my eyes and I started seeing
23’s everywhere.  Is this occurrence of 23’s a sign of God as infinite jester? Don't know,
but I feel there are enough mathematical, literary and historical  occurrences to make one
wonder.

Here is the lowdown on a few 23 occurrences:
 

  • 2/3 = .666 The number of the Beast?

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  • In the film Airport the mad bomber is sitting in Seat 23

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  • 230 people died on TWA Fight 800

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  • The 23rd letter of the alphabet is W three points up two down

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  • First Apollo landing was at 23.63 edges east, the second was at 23.42 degrees west

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  • 23 Tales be Leo Tolstoy

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  • April 19, written by Americans as 4/19 and Europeans as 19/4 either way 19+4=23,
    • April 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington
    April 19, 1993 Waco Holocaust
    April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

     
  • Area 51 Mecca of UFO and Conspiracy theorist, 51 breaks down to 23+23+(2+3)=51

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  • August 23, 1305 William Wallace executed for treason

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  • August 23, 1970 Conspiracy poster boy River Phoenix born

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  • Star Trek was originally set in the 23 century as was Babylon 5

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  • Human biorhythm cycle is 23 days

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  • It takes 23 seconds for blood to circulate through the body

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  • Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 time by assassins

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  • In the act of conception male and female each donate 23 chromosomes

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  • There are 23 chapters of the Cult Awareness Network

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  • Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on
    •           December 23, 1805
     
  • The Federal Reserve Act passed Congress on December 23, 1913

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  • The world will end on December 23, 2012 according to Mayan prophecy

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  • In Ancient Sumeria and Egypt, July 23, When Sirius rises behind the sun, was the
    •           beginning of the new year
     
  • The Nissan Car company takes it's name from “ni” which is 2 in Japanese, and “San”
    •           which means 3.  Nissan=23
     
  • The Articles of  Impeachment for Richard Nixon were under Article 2, Section 3, of the
    •            constitution
     
  • The US set off 23 atomic bombs at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific

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    Psalm 46
    God Is our Refuge and Strength a very present help in trouble
    46:2  Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 
    46:3  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains SHAKE with the swelling thereof. Selah. 
    46:4  There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 
    46:5  God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 
    46:6  The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 
    46:7  The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 
    46:8  Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 
    46:9  He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the SPEAR in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 
    46:10  Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 
    46:11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • The first number in which both digits are primes and add up to another prime is 23

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  • One Seinfeld episode Kramer hides an air conditioner in Level Purple 23 of a parking garage

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  • Shakespeare was 46(2X23) years old when the King James Bible was published. Psalm 46 has as it's 46th word from the beginning “Shake” and the 46th from the end “spear”. (See Inset)

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  • In Star Wars Princess Leia was held in cell AA-23

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  • Address of the Freemasons lodge in Stafford, England, is 23 Jaol Road. In New York it is on 23rd Street

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  • The Unabomber killed or wounded 23 people

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  • There are exactly 23 characters (numbers and letters) on the face of all US coins

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  • Morgan Guarantee Trust (center of some Illuminati theory) is at 23 Wall Street


  • Nixon's number playing college football, 23


    •     And that is just a virtual drop in the bucket.  if you have any weird 23 coincidences please
    e-mail me at abbitcat@earthlink.net. 23 skidoo I am out of here.


    Courtesy of the The Parking Lot is Full a very funny comic.


    Related Links:

    23 enigma

    The 23 enigma (a personal story)

    Article  about 23 Synchronicities

    Synchronicity References

    Official Robert Anton Wilson Page