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Eleven
ELEVEN PLUS
I sat my eleven plus
in the eleventh hour
then I had my elevenses.
For months I was
verbal and non verbal
dreaming of parallel lines
and black spots.
When the result came
I was apprehensive.
I needn't have worried.
I'm off to the comprehensive.
Jackie Kay
Its digits reversed read the same
For numbers like this we've a name
Just like seventy-seven
Number ELEVEN's
A palindrome, simple and plain
A Stanton
A rocket must travel at over 11 km per second to escape the Earth's gravity.
The deepest point of the ocean floor is 11 km at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
The average adult male heart weighs 11 ounces.
The Maldives has the highest divorce rate at 11 per 1000 of population per year.
11% of Japan is devoted to rice farming - enough to fulfill its own needs.
A rugby ball is 11 inches long.
Elevenses is a morning snack eaten at about 11 am.
The largest cat is the Siberian tiger at 11 feet long.
Football, cricket and hockey teams all have 11 players.
11 is a prime number.
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