12 is one of the two sublime numbers, with the other being 76 digits long. List of basic calculations
In science
The number of polynucleotide strands in a DNA double helix. The first magic number. The atomic number of helium. The ASCII code of "Start of Text". 2 Pallas, a large asteroid in the main belt and the second asteroid ever to be discovered. The Roman numeral II (usually) stands for the second-discovered satellite of a planet or minor planet (e.g. Pluto II or (87) Sylvia II Remus). A binary star is a stellar system consisting of two stars orbiting around their center of mass. The number of brain and cerebellar hemispheres. In sports
The number of points scored on a safety in American football
A field goal inside the three-point line is worth two points in basketball. The two in basketball is called the Shooting Guard
2 represents the catcher position in baseball. Other
In pre-1972 Indonesian and Malay orthography, 2 was shorthand for the reduplication that forms plurals: orang (person), orang-orang or orang2 (people). In Astrology, Taurus is the second sign of the Zodiac. For Pythagorean numerology (a pseudoscience) the number 2 represents duality, the positive and negative poles that come into balance and seek harmony. See also
List of highways numbered 2
Binary number

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Prime curiosities: 2
In chimpanzees, the bone fuses with the scaphoid first after birth, while in gibbons and orangutans this occurs first at older age. A good number of scholars have construed the scaphoid-centrale fusion as a functional adaptation to knuckle-walking, since a fused morphology would better cope with the increased shear stress on this joint during this kind of quadrupedal locomotion. The results from a simulation study have shown that fused scaphoid-centrales show lower stress values as compared to non fused morphologies, thus supporting a biomechanical explanation for the scaphoid-centrale fusion as a functional adaptation for knuckle-walking. Ankle
Accessory bones at the ankle mainly include:

Os subtibiale, with a prevalence of approximately 1%. It is a secondary ossification center of the distal tibia that appears during the first year of life, and which in most people fuses with the shaft at approximately 15 years in females and approximately 17 years in males. Os subfibulare, with a prevalence of approximately 0.2%.Os trigonum (further described below) may also be seen on an ankle X-ray. Foot
Accessory navicular
An accessory navicular bone, also called os tibiale externum, occasionally develops in front of the ankle towards the inside of the foot. This bone may be present in approximately 2–21% of the general population and is usually asymptomatic. When it is symptomatic, surgery may be necessary. The Geist classification divides the accessory navicular bones into three types. Type 1: An os tibiale externum is a 2–3 mm sesamoid bone in the distal posterior tibialis tendon. Usually asymptomatic.