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The Burj Al Arab Hotel
Designed to look like a sail, the Burj Al Arab Hotel stands a whopping 321 metres above Dubai. It is the world's only 7-star hotel.
It was built in only 18 months and first opened its doors in 2003.
The cheapest room is approximately £537 ($1,058) per night and the most expensive is the Presidential Suite at just over £7620 ($15,000). A panoramic suite will cost you £4191 ($8,250).
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| Seven in Films |
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| UK Places |
There are lots of places in the UK that are named after Seven. These include Sevenstones, Sevenoaks, Seven Wells, Seven Springs, Seven Sisters, Seven Hills, Seven Acres, Seven Ash, Seven Kings, Sevenhampton and Sevenscore.
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As I Was Going to St. Ives
St. Ives is a beautiful place in Cornwall, England. The following riddle is popular with children of all ages.
As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
And in each sack were seven cats,
Each cat had seven kitts. (Kittens)
Kitts, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
Answer at the bottom of the page or, if you can't wait, click here.
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The Human Neck
There are seven bones in the human neck.
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| Rugby Sevens |
The first Rugby Sevens tournament was played in 1883 at Melrose Rugby Football Club (RFC) in Scotland . Ned Haig (pictured right) came up with the idea as the club was looking for new ideas to raise funds.
The game involves two Rugby Union teams, on a full size pitch (which is about the same size as an American Football pitch), with only seven players on each side. It is not a game for the unfit!
The game has grown since 1883 and, today, there is a professional Rugby Sevens tour. Probably the most prestigious tournament is the Hong Kong Sevens, which is held annually at the end of March. However, traditions continue at Melrose RFC, they still hold a sevens tournament each year.
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Ned Haig - Founder of Rugby Sevens
Reproduced by kind permission of Douglas Hardie (Melrose RFC)
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| Seven in Music |
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Answer to the St Ives riddle: There are, basically, four interpretations:
- Answer = 2401 (7 wives * 7 sacks * 7 cats * 7 kittens).
- Answer = 2402 (as above plus the man).
- Answer = 2403 (as above plus the man and "me").
- Answer = 1. (this our favourite answer and the one we think is best). If "I" was going to St. Ives, the people I met must have been going the other way.
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