725 - the number of pull ups in one hour (female) to set a Guinness World Record. This feat was was achieved by Eva Clarke (Australia) at Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 10 March 2016.

52. Started mid 1980s with friends and then at LA conventions (Orccon, Gateway). After moving to the East Coast in 1990 discovered the Category 23 - "Cat23" - Diplomacy discussion board on GEnie (General Electric's idea to sell mainframe off hours time with a sort of uber BBS) where a strong communi...

SSN-670 the USS Finback was the 22nd of 37 Sturgeon-class submarines and one of two subs to test modifcations for the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV). "What should have been one of the finer moments in Finback’s career was ultimately overshadowed by one of the more disreputable episodes in th...

652 - number of career saves (American Baseball stat) by NY Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera - the leader in that category. One save that got away was in game 7 of the 2001 World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving the D-backs the championship in only their 4th year (it was the 100t...

647 is the California Penal Code statute that defines the crimes of lewd conduct, prostitution, panhandling, public intoxication, squatting, loitering and invasion of privacy. These sections are generally referred to as crimes of disorderly conduct.

621 - the height in meters (or metres if you prefer) of the tallest "mountain" on the Isle of Man: Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain). The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communications masts

6:13 the length of Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" Columbia Records was unhappy with both the song's length at over six minutes and its heavy electric sound, and was hesitant to release it. It was only when a month later a copy was leaked to a new popular music club and heard by influential DJs t...

I was wondering about its draws as well: https://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=340326#gamePanel A weird one in that S06 I held Greece/Bulgaria and Turkey was still neutral, but that crumbled and by W07 he had 17 dots. A recapture of Tunis and a lucky guess in Turkey brought us back to 16-16. I w...

602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. The battalion was formed in March 1941 as the 2nd Infantry Division Provisional Antitank Battalion, and on 15 December, was redesignated as the 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, ...

I just went back to my game and walked through it because I recall being surprised about getting St.Pete. In S03 he advances Sev-Mos. But then in F03 & S04 Moscow holds. 'He' could have taken St.Pete or bounced me in those turns. In S07 he could have taken Berlin if he'd have tapped Munich, but was ...

“Hope clouds observation.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction.”
― James Clavell, Shōgun

538 ... number of electors in the United States electoral college, of which 270 are required to win the Presidency. The inspiration for fivethirtyeight website that focuses on sports, politics and opinion polling.

460 The USGA (US Golf Assoc) dictates the maximum volume a golf driver can be is 460 cubic centimeters. Therefore, the USGA is saying that the maximum size of a golf driver head must not exceed roughly ¼ the size of a 2-Liter bottle of soda.

441 is the telephone area code for Bermuda.

.302 -> Career battling average for one Willie Mays