Count On
Numberland
Forty-nine
FORTY-NINE
Forty-nine is a sign
you're leaving the forties behind.
But in the game of cricket,
as in the game of life,
it can be a nerve-tingling time.
Only one more run
and you're halfway to a ton.
John Agard
Now Clementine, she had a dad
Who searched for gold till he went mad
The name of this miner
Was a FORTY-NINEr
And the whole song is terribly sad
A Stanton
The Colosseum of Rome is 49 metres high.
The 49 ers were those who took part in the California gold rush, named after the year that most arrived.
'In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavated for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
And his daughter Clementine.'
Percy Montrose
The 49 degree line of latitude divides Canada and America.
The UK's two tallest lighthouses - Bishop Rock, Scilly Isles and Eddystone, English Channel - are both 49 metres high.
Charles Blondin achieved fame by walking a tightrope at a height of 49 metres above the Niagra Falls. He later repeated the feat blindfolded, then pushing a wheelbarrow.
49 is a square: 7 x 7 = 49 . Put 48 in the middle of 49 to give 4489. This is also a square. Do it again to give 444889, which is also a square. Once more and yes, 44448889 is a square too.
The Californian condor is the largest bird of prey with a wing span of 49 inches.
Lasca is a kind of draughts game played on a 7 x 7 board with 49 squares.
The lightest class of boxer is straw-weight, for boxers under 49 kilograms.
In world War II there were 49 countries allied against the Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).
Footballer Bobby Charlton scored a record 49 goals in 106 appearances for England.
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