4:03 a.m. - 2011-07-18
41 Fun
In music
Symphony No. 41, the last symphony of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (note: '37' is not in the canon).
"#41", a song by Dave Matthews Band.
The band Sum 41.
The number of times Paul McCartney sings the phrase "Let It Be" in the Beatles #1 hit Let It Be.
American Skin (41 Shots) is a song by Bruce Springsteen about an immigrant, murder victim who was shot 41 times by the NYPD.
In literature
A number frequently referred to in Arthur C. Clarke's series of books known as the Rama Cycle. Michael O'Toole's password for the Trinity operation is heavily encoded with the number 41.
In film
The name of an independent documentary about Nicholas O'Neill, the youngest victim of the Station nightclub fire.
Charlton Heston's designation as a galley slave in the film Ben-Hur.
The code number given to Tetsuo Shima by scientists in the manga and 1988 film Akira.
Jonathan Pryce's destination level for his apartment in Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
Billy Cole's jersey number in the Tony Scott film The Last Boy Scout.
In the feature film The Matrix, Morpheus is aggressively questioned in the 41st floor of the government building, in reference to the murder of Amadou Diallo.
The victim number that appears on Dr. Lucy Lynskey's forehead in the Peter Jackson film The Frighteners.
The precinct number that appears on the NYC police car in the film Ghostbusters during the earthquake moment of the film's climax.
The district number where the "zombie virus" reappears in the film Doomsday.
The distance in kilometers when Ripcord and Duke from the 2009 film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra realize that their escort mission is in jeopardy.
The restricted penthouse level of Lady Tanaka's Yakuza hideout in The Punisher (1989 film).
In the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest, Cary Grant is attacked by a crop-dusting airplane at Prairie Corners on Highway 41.
The age at which writer/director Tom Graeff (of Teenagers from Outer Space fame) committed suicide.
In sports
The retired number of the back of the uniform worn by Hall of Famers Tom Seaver of the New York Mets and by Eddie Mathews of the Atlanta Braves.
Worn by and retired for Brian Piccolo, running back for the Chicago Bears. Died June 16, 1970 of embryonal cell carcinoma.
The race number worn by Sir Roger Bannister when he broke the mythical 4-minute mile barrier in 1954.
In religion
In Christianity, 41 represents the 39 lashes Jesus received before the crucifixion, plus one for the spear in his side, plus one for the crown of thorns.
In other fields
The model number of the HP-41C/CV/CX.
The international direct dialing (IDD) code for Switzerland.
C-41 process is the film developing process for 35mm color negative film.
George W. Bush's nickname for his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
Montana is the 41st state of the United States.
In the 1994 arcade game Daytona USA, the player racing team, Team Hornet, has a race number of 41. It is also continued in the 1998 arcade game Daytona USA 2, where it is applied to three more player cars. The number 41 does not appear on the player cars on linked cabinets for both games.
In Mexico "cuarenta y uno" (41) is slang referring to a homosexual. This is due to the 1901 arrest of 41 homosexuals at a hotel in Mexico City during the government of Porfirio D�az (1876�1911). See: Dance of the Forty-One.
Municipal Okrug #41, name of Konstantinovskoye Municipal Okrug of Krasnoselsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia, before 2008
The number of the French department Loir-et-Cher.
The number of seats in the U.S. Senate any one party needs to allow for the use of a Filibuster.
