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DrainBrain wrote:There are 2227 deconimos that can be tiled by five dominos.
"Decomino(e)s", surely?

When the Titanic sank in 1912 there were 2228 passengers on board. Only 705 of them survived.
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Unless you're looking at another source, in which case the number of passengers was 2,229.
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The Titanic did not sink anywhere near New South Wales, though. Certainly not near the 2230 Restaurant and Bar in Cronulla, near Sydney.
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And not too far from Sydney is Kurnell, with postcode 2231.
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Nearly forgot about this and so the frequency of posts has dived.

Talking of frequency, here's a Tektronix 2232 digital storage oscilloscope.
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Well, perhaps we need to advertise a bit more. Call Neon Digital on 0330 122 2233.
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They're a long way away from 2234 Postcode Area near Sydney.
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Back in the 1970s, you might have enthused about this Marantz 2235B stereo receiver.
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Speaking of radios, if you have a Kompernass KH 2236 Clock Radio, then you can find the manual here.
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To the nearest whole number, 1 kilometre per second is 2237 miles per hour.
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We bring you the Greek Law 2238 (in Greek).

I hope you can read Greek!
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A Challenge wrote: I hope you can read Greek!
It's all Greek to me!

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2 + 2 = 4 + 0

Oh, and if that's not enough, do you want to buy a 2240 (.22) Pistol (if you are allowed to buy Pistols)
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2241 people were killed in bombing raids on Birmingham during the Second World War.
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US Law number 2242 bans sexual aasult.
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