Biology
- The number of proteinogenic amino acids that are encoded by the standard genetic code.
- The number 20 is used as an index in measuring visual acuity. 20/20 indicates normal vision at 20 feet, although it is commonly used to mean "perfect vision" (Note that this applies only to countries using the Imperial system. The metric equivalent is 6/6). When someone is able to see only after an event how things turned out, that person is often said to have had "20/20 hindsight".
- There are 20 baby teeth in the deciduous dentition.
In religion
Age 20 is the age at which Levites in the time of King David were allowed "to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord", the Temple in Jerusalem (see First Chronicles Chapter 24, verses 24 and 27). In the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, following the Babylonian captivity, it was Levites from the age of 20 upwards who were assigned "to oversee the work of the house of the LORD" (Ezra Chapter 3, verse 8.
In sports
- 20 is the retired number of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, formerly of the Detroit Lions.
- The retired number of former baseball stars Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Mark Fidrych and Lou Brock.
- 20 is the number of Tony Stewart's 2-time winning NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series car.
- The Twenty20 Cup is a form of limited Overs Cricket where each team plays only 20 Overs.
- The number of NFL stars Ed Reed, Ronde Barber and Brian Dawkins.
- 20 is the number worn by NBA player Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs.
- 20 is the iconic number worn by football player Ole Gunnar Solskjær of Manchester United.
- 20 is the number worn by New York Yankees all-star catcher Jorge Posada.
- A twenty-game winner (pitcher) in baseball is acclaimed as having reached a milestone in a season. The most remarkable of 20-game winners was probably Hank Borowy, who won 10 games with the Yankees in 1945 before being put on waivers, then signed with the Cubs and won 11 more games playing the rest of the season. He had been in the World Series with the Yanks and played for Chicago in the '45 Series as well.
In other fields
- The number of twenty can also be called a score, (as Abraham Lincoln did in his Gettysburg Address).
- In a game of chess both players have 20 first moves from which to choose
- Twenty questions is a popular party game
- Twenty is the age of majority in Japanese tradition. Someone who is exactly twenty years old is described as hatachi
- The "Twenty Year Curse" refers to the pattern of presidents of the United States who assumed office in 1840, 1860, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1940, and 1960 to die in office. This pattern ended with the 1980 presidency of Reagan, who survived his time in office and, notably, an attempted assassination.
- Bands with the number twenty in their name include Matchbox Twenty
- A 20-minute-long entertainment program shown before some films playing in United Artists movie theaters is called "The Twenty" (spelled "The 20wenty")
- Yan Tan Tethera is a 20-word jingle for counting sheep
- 20/20 is a late-night newsmagazine program on the ABC network, that has been hosted by Barbara Walters, Hugh Downs, Elizabeth Vargas, and others
- In the roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons, twenty-sided dice play a pivotal role in gameplay, and to "roll a twenty" is significant to the point that it is sometimes used in other, usually related, contexts, similar to the use of "doubles" in reference to Monopoly.
20 is:
- Twenty, a village in Lincolnshire
- In the United States Constitution, $20 is the threshold value of civil disputes above which the right to trial by jury is preserved
- A denomination of U.S. dollar featuring Andrew Jackson's portrait
- A denomination of Pound sterling featuring Adam Smith's portrait
- The code for international direct dial phone calls to Egypt
- The designation of Interstate 20, a freeway that runs from Texas to South Carolina
- 20 (album), a 1988 album by Harry Connick, Jr.
- Twenty (album), a 1997 album by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- CB radio jargon for "a place", being short for "10-20", used in reference to a person or object's location
......or could it just mean that the 20th Quigley grandchild is on the way?
~Greg

CONGRATS!!! Fantastic News. We are so excited for you guys. Love having all these grandkids coming around. Too bad nobody decides to have babies in the same year as me anymore. That's the only bummer!!
ReplyDeleteGwenny
Nice blog there Greg. I started reading and went- Holy Cow- Who posted this? I scanned down to the end and it all made sense. I thought we were really in for some pontificating blog entries on this forum. I like this better. Congrats you guys!!! We can't wait! I only have 7 more weeks- you???
ReplyDeleteBrit
I figured for my first blog entry it needed to be something that was my style. I thought this was funny. It would be nice to only have 7 more weeks...we have 30 or so.
ReplyDeleteGreg
Wow congrats, it took me a minute to figure out what the heck was going on. That is exciting...looks like our babies will only be about a month apart.
ReplyDeleteJana
Nice work Greg. I always feel nice knowing I got one past the goalie. It takes a considerable amount of work for me so I think it's something to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteNice style....I'm facinated with the number 20 now. Though I doubt any number will ever trump the blessed 34.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
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