11 - Memories of Sesame Street

Q - Remember Sesame Street ? Who was Berts pal?  Read on ...
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In the year of 2011 it seems appropriate to have a look at where the number 11 features and it pops up in a wonderful variety of places.

• Do you follow soccer, hockey or American football? Well they all have 11 players. Rugby on the other hand is 15 players but did you know a standard size 5 rugby ball is 11" long?

• The first spacecraft to land on the moon in 1969 was Apollo 11 and the command module is still on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.

• 11-11-11 : World War 1 ended at 11 a.m on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

• We all know that Everest is the highest point on earth but few can name the deepest part in our oceans. It is called Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific ocean near Japan. It is 11km deep (Everest is 8.85km high by comparison)
• Speaking of oceans what about the movie Oceans 11? Oceans being the name of the character played by George Clooney by the way and nothing to to do with the high seas.

• Speaking of movies
  the record for Oscars won - 11. Three movies share the honour: Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and Lord of the Rings, Return of the King (2003)

• Leonardo DiCaprio who starred in Titanic was born on the 11th of the 11th (1974). In 2007 he created, produced and narrated The 11th Hour - a documentary movie on the current state and risks to the world.

• The 11th letter of the alphabet is I - can't get more important that that !

• A pack of cards has just 10 numbered cards but in some games such as Blackjack the ace counts as 11

• Tongue Twister Challenge - a famous one is "Eleven Benevolent Elephants". Try it now! 11 times
• Finally there is something called the 11:11 Enigma - a belief from some people that 11:11 is present way too often in our lives. Google it if you feel you need to know more or identify with the world that Uri Geller lives in.

Like to see a clever way to multiply x 11, quickly in your head? Check in our 'Numbers Fun' section

Finally, back to Sesame Street who did quite a few videos on the number 11 including the funny one below. Well the answer to the question posed at the start - Berts pal was of course Ernie.