numeracy

Tuesday 04 June 1996 23:02 BST
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Today is the 5th of June.

Five is the number of:

Ways the letter "f" may be pronounced in Icelandic;

Recorded accidents in UK homes caused by paper clips in 1994;

Baseball gloves that can be made from one cow.

And they say that spring has arrived when you can cover five daisies with one foot.

Here are some more fives to toy with:

The F 5 B E B

5 N P in an O S

5 O S

5 L and T F

5 R H B D L S

(Answers tomorrow)

Yesterday's answers:

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse;

4 Fingers on Mickey Mouse's Hand; 4 Calling Birds; 4 Players on a Polo team; 4 Evangelists (Matthew Mark Luke and John).

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