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167 is the natural number following 166

166 (number)

166 is the natural number following 165 and preceding 167.-In mathematics:* 166 is an even number* 166 is a composite number and a Smith number in base 10* Given 166, the Mertens function returns 0...

and preceding 168

168 (number)

168 is the natural number following 167 and preceding 169.-In mathematics:* 168 is an even number* 168 is an abundant number, as 312 is greater than 168* 168 is a composite number* There are 168 primes less than 1000...


Cardinal Cardinal number In mathematics, cardinal numbers, or cardinals for short, are a generalization of the natural numbers used to measure the cardinality of sets. The cardinality of a finite set is a natural number – the number of elements in the set. The transfinite cardinal numbers describe the sizes of infinite...	One hundred [and] sixty-seven
Ordinal Ordinal number In set theory, an ordinal number, or just ordinal, is the order type of a well-ordered set. They are usually identified with hereditarily transitive sets. Ordinals are an extension of the natural numbers different from integers and from cardinals...	167th
Factorization Factorization In mathematics, factorization or factoring is the decomposition of an object into a product of other objects, or factors, which when multiplied together give the original...	prime Prime A prime is a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself.Prime or PRIME may also refer to:In mathematics:*Prime , the ′ mark, typically used as a suffix...
Roman numeral	CLXVII
Binary Binary numeral system The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, represents numeric values using two symbols, 0 and 1. More specifically, the usual base-2 system is a positional notation with a radix of 2...	10100111
Hexadecimal Hexadecimal In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A, B, C, D, E, F to represent values ten to fifteen...	A7

In mathematics

167 is an odd number
167 is a Chen prime
Chen prime
A prime number p is called a Chen prime if p + 2 is either a prime or a product of two primes. The even number 2p + 2 therefore satisfies Chen's theorem....

, since the next odd number, 169, is a square of a prime
167 is an Eisenstein prime
Eisenstein prime
In mathematics, an Eisenstein prime is an Eisenstein integerz = a + b\,\omega\qquadthat is irreducible in the ring-theoretic sense: its only Eisenstein divisors are the units , a + bω itself and its associates.The associates and the complex conjugate...

with no imaginary part and a real part of the form
167 is a full reptend prime in base 10, since the decimal expansion of 1/167 repeats to infinity
167 is a Gaussian prime number
Gaussian integer
In number theory, a Gaussian integer is a complex number whose real and imaginary part are both integers. The Gaussian integers, with ordinary addition and multiplication of complex numbers, form an integral domain, usually written as Z[i]. The Gaussian integers are a special case of the quadratic...
167 is a happy number
Happy number
A happy number is defined by the following process. Starting with any positive integer, replace the number by the sum of the squares of its digits, and repeat the process until the number equals 1 , or it loops endlessly in a cycle which does not include 1...

in base 10, as the iteration of the digit-squaring procedure gives: 1^2 + 6^2 + 7^2 = 86, 8^2 + 6^2 = 100, and obviously 1^2 + 0^2 + 0^2 = 1
167 is a highly cototient number
Highly cototient number
In number theory, a branch of mathematics, a highly cototient number is a positive integer k which is above one and has more solutions to the equation...

, as it is the smallest number k with exactly 15 solutions to the equation x - φ(x) = k
167 is a safe prime
Safe prime
A safe prime is a prime number of the form 2p + 1, where p is also a prime. The first few safe primes are...
167 is a strictly non-palindromic number
Strictly non-palindromic number
A strictly non-palindromic number is an integer n that is not palindromic in any numeral system with a base b in the range 2 ≤ b ≤ n − 2...

; thus its not palindromic in any base from binary to base 165
167 is the smallest multi-digit prime such that the product of digits is equal to the number of digits times the sum of the digits, i. e., 1×6×7 = 3×(1+6+7)
167 is the largest prime number less than 168

In astronomy

167 Urda
167 Urda
167 Urda is a main-belt, S-type asteroid.It is a member of the Koronis asteroid family.It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 28, 1876 in Clinton, New York and named after Urd, one of the Norns in Norse mythology....

is a main belt
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...

asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
167P/CINEOS
167P/CINEOS
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is a periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

in our solar system
Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun...
IC 167
IC 167
IC 167 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Aries. It was first reported by Bigourdan in 1891 and included in Dreyer's first Index Catalogue.-Galaxy group information:...

is interacting galaxies
Galaxy
A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system that consists of stars and stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and an important but poorly understood component tentatively dubbed dark matter. The word galaxy is derived from the Greek galaxias , literally "milky", a...

In geography

Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

’s official name, translated into English, has 167 characters: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit
Andros, Bahamas
Andros, Bahamas
Andros Island is an archipelago within the archipelago-nation of the Bahamas, the largest of the 26 inhabited Bahamian Islands. Geo-politically considered a single island, Andros has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined...

is 167 kilometers in length
Dogwood Acres, North Carolina
Dogwood Acres, Cumberland County, North Carolina
Dogwood Acres is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, North Carolina. It lies at an elevation of 167 feet ....

lies at an elevation of 167 feet (50.9 m)
Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...

, capital of the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...

of Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

167 miles (268.8 km) from the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

border
The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct
Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct
The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is a conveyance of Tuolumne River water runoff from federal lands in Yosemite National Park to San Francisco and its client municipalities in the greater San Francisco Bay Area...

in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...

is 167 miles (268.8 km) long.
The Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River near the town of Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan, about 25 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan...

, Khanpur, NWFP
Khanpur, NWFP
Khanpur is one of the 44 union councils, administrative subdivisions, of Haripur District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located to the south of the district capital Haripur at 33°48'53N 72°56'22E, and about 30 km from Islamabad in a beautiful green hilly town...

is 167 feet (50.9 m) high and stores 110000 acre.ft of water
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is 2029 feet (618.4 m) long and 167 feet (50.9 m) wide
Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...

’s nearest maritime port is the Port of Coos Bay
Port of Coos Bay
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is a port of the Pacific coast of the United States, located in Coos Bay near the city of Coos Bay, Oregon...

, 167 miles (268.8 km) away
The Port of Coos Bay
Port of Coos Bay
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is a port of the Pacific coast of the United States, located in Coos Bay near the city of Coos Bay, Oregon...

, the nearest maritime port to Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...

, is 167 miles (268.8 km) away
Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...

ranks #167 in world population
U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

towns with a population of 167 in the 2000 census include:
- Bingham Lake, Minnesota
  Bingham Lake, Minnesota
  Bingham Lake is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 126 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Bisbee, North Dakota
  Bisbee, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 82 households, and 39 families residing in the city. The population density was 624.2 people per square mile . There were 102 housing units at an average density of 381.3 per square mile...
- Cloud Lake, Florida
  Cloud Lake, Florida
  Cloud Lake is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cloud Lake is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
- Crystal, North Dakota
  Crystal, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 76 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was 256.0 people per square mile . There were 92 housing units at an average density of 141.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 93.41% White, 6.59% from...
- Dovray, Minnesota
- East New Market, Maryland
  East New Market, Maryland
  East New Market is a town located in Dorchester County, Maryland. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 167. The zip code is 21631.-Geography:East New Market is located at ....
- Kyburz, California
  Kyburz, California
  Kyburz is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located along the South Fork of the American River and U.S. Highway 50, and is surrounded by the El Dorado National Forest...
- Lane, Kansas
  Lane Township, Greenwood County, Kansas
  Lane Township is a township in Greenwood County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 167.-Geography:Lane Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Virgil. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Virgil.The stream of Greenhall Creek runs...
- Lena, Mississippi
  Lena, Mississippi
  Lena is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Lena .-Geography:Lena is located at ....
- Liberty, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Liberty, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Liberty is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. The unicorporated community of Ross is located in the town.-Geography:...
- Monterey, Kentucky
  Monterey, Kentucky
  Monterey is a city in Owen County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monterey is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Plaza, North Dakota
  Plaza, North Dakota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 167 people, 80 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 148.7 people per square mile . There were 115 housing units at an average density of 102.4 per square mile...
- Ross, Wisconsin
  Ross, Wisconsin
  Ross is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 136 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Newald is located in the town...
- Valley Springs, Arkansas
  Valley Springs, Arkansas
  Valley Springs is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 167 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Valley Springs is located at ....

In the military

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167
HMLA-167
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters and UH-1N Huey utility helicopters...

is a United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

squadron
Martin Model 167 was a U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

-designed light bomber
Light bomber
A light bomber is a relatively small and fast class of military bomber aircraft which were primarily employed before the 1950s. Such aircraft would typically not carry more than one ton of ordnance....

during World War II
USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)
USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)
USCGC Acushnet was a cutter of the United States Coast Guard, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska. She was originally USS Shackle , a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War II...

was a U.S. Navy diver-class rescue and salvage ship
Rescue and salvage ship
Rescue and salvage ships in the United States Navy were common during World War II. Their purpose was to come to the rescue of stricken ships, usually because of their towing ability, and to tow away ships damaged because of enemy action or engine failure....

during World War II
USS Acree (DE-167)
USS Acree (DE-167)
USS Acree was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John White Acree, a Lt. serving aboard the . Acree died while leading a damage-control party on 26 October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands....

was a U.S. Navy Cannon-class
Cannon class destroyer escort
The Cannon class destroyer escorts were built primarily for ocean Anti-Submarine Warfare escort service during World War II. The lead ship, was commissioned on 26 September 1943 at Wilmington, Delaware. The class was also known as the DET type from their Diesel Electric Tandem drive. Of the 116...

destroyer escort
Destroyer escort
A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...

during World War II
USS Caledonia (AK-167)
USS Caledonia (AK-167)
USS Caledonia was an Alamosa-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone....

was a U.S. Navy Alamosa-class cargo ship
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

during World War II
USS Cowell (DD-167)
USS Cowell (DD-167)
The first USS Cowell was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton, and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharkiy.-As USS Cowell:...

was a U.S. Navy Wickes class
Wickes class destroyer
The Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...

destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

during World War I
USS Freestone (APA-167)
USS Freestone (APA-167)
USS Freestone was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.- World War II service :...

was a U.S. Navy Haskell-class
Haskell class attack transport
Haskell-class attack transports were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft....

attack transport
Attack transport
Attack Transport is a United States Navy ship classification.-History:In the early 1940s, as the United States Navy expanded in response to the threat of involvement in World War II, a number of civilian passenger ships and some freighters were acquired, converted to transports and given hull...

during World War II
USS Leyden (IX-167)
USS Leyden (IX-167)
USS Leyden , was an auxiliary transport ship of the United States Navy during World War II. She was built as the Northland by Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp., Wilmington, Delaware, in 1911.-Service history:...

was a transport ship during World War II
USS Narwhal (SS-167)
USS Narwhal (SS-167)
USS Narwhal , the lead ship of her class of submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal. She was named V-5 when her keel was laid down on 10 May 1927 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine.V-5 was launched on 17 December 1929...

was a U.S. Navy Narwhal class submarine
Narwhal class submarine
Narval-class submarine may refer to:* French Narval-class submarine, a six-boat French Navy submarine class built in the 1950s* Russian Narval-class submarine, a three-boat Imperial Russian Navy submarine class built during World War I...

during World War II
United States L class submarine
United States L class submarine
The United States L class submarine was the United States Navy's first attempt at designing and building ocean-going submarines, which at the time was a yawning gap in capability compared with other major navies...

s were 167 feet (50.9 m) in length. They included:
- USS L-1 (SS-40)
  USS L-1 (SS-40)
  USS L-1 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 13 April 1914 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 20 January 1915 sponsored by Mrs. Freeland A. Daubin, and commissioned on 11 April 1916 with Lieutenant Freeland A...
- USS L-2 (SS-41)
  USS L-2 (SS-41)
  USS L-2 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1914 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 11 February 1915 sponsored by Mrs. Russel Gray, and commissioned on 29 September 1916, Lieutenant Augustine H...
- USS L-3 (SS-42)
  USS L-3 (SS-42)
  USS L-3 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 18 April 1914 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 15 March 1915 sponsored by Mrs. Lew Morton Atkins, and commissioned on 22 April 1916 with Lieutenant D. J...
- USS L-4 (SS-43)
  USS L-4 (SS-43)
  USS L-4 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 23 March 1914 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 3 April 1915 sponsored by Mrs. Stephen A...
- USS L-9 (SS-49)
  USS L-9 (SS-49)
  USS L-9 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 2 November 1914 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 27 October 1915 sponsored by Miss Heather Pattison Baxter, and commissioned on 4 August 1916 with Lieutenant P. T...
- USS L-10 (SS-50)
  USS L-10 (SS-50)
  USS L-10 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 17 February 1915 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 16 March 1916 sponsored by Miss Catherine Rush, and commissioned on 2 August 1916 with Lieutenant J. C...
- USS L-11 (SS-51)
  USS L-11 (SS-51)
  USS L-11 was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy.L-11 was laid down on 17 February 1915 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 16 May 1916 sponsored by Miss Mary Richards Latimer, and commissioned 15 August 1916, Lieutenant, junior grade W. R...

In movies

The Awful Tooth
The Awful Tooth
The Awful Tooth is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Nate Watt. It was the 167th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...

is the 167th Our Gang
Our Gang
Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively...

short
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

, released on May 28, 1938
Husbands Beware
Husbands Beware
Husbands Beware is the 167th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:...

is the 167th short
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

starring the Three Stooges
Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...

released on January 5, 1956
The Green Berets
The Green Berets (film)
The Green Berets is a 1968 war film featuring John Wayne, George Takei, David Janssen, Jim Hutton and Aldo Ray, nominally based on the eponymous 1965 book by Robin Moore, though the screenplay has little relation to the book....

(1968) was the 167th film featuring actor John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
Two craters found (Erebus and Terror) in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax...

by Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...

on the 167th meridian, at latitude 77 degrees 32

In music

Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets
-Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...

(1986) by Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

ranked #167 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is the title of a 2003 special issue of American magazine Rolling Stone, and a related book published in 2005.Related news articles:...
The song Let's Get It On
Let's Get It On
Let's Get It On is the twelfth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28, 1973, on Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles...

(1973) by Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

ranked #167 on Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone, issue number 963, published December 9, 2004, a year after the magazine published its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"....

In sports

Martina Navratilova has 167 tennis titles, an all-time record for men or women
Lew Krausse, Jr. pitched in 321 games in his MLB career, 167 as a starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
George Raveling
George Raveling
George Raveling is a former college men's basketball coach and FOX Sports Net color commentator. He was the head coach at Washington State University , the University of Iowa , and the University of Southern California . The Washington, D.C. native attended St...

is a former head coach at Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...

. Raveling was one of the winningest coaches in the school’s history, with 167 wins-136 losses
Nick Leckey
Nick Leckey
Nicholas Nathan Leckey is a free agent American football center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State University.Leckey has played for the New Orleans Saints, St...

was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

in the sixth round (167th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft
2004 NFL Draft
The 2004 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden...
Percy Bentley
Percy Bentley
Percy Bentley was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Bentley was a strong ruckman and great tactician who was a key player and coach for the Richmond Football Club during his era...

was an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er in the (then) Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

who coached the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

to 167 wins-110 losses, and 4 draws
Former boxing referee
Referee (boxing)
The referee in the boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match.-The role of the referee:Referees have the following roles:*Gives instructions to both boxers before the fight...

Richard Steele
Richard Steele (referee)
Richard Steele is a former member of the United States Marine Corps and famous boxing referee. Steele was a teammate of future world Heavyweight champion Ken Norton in the Marines. He began his career as an amateur boxer while with the Marines, compiling a record of 12 wins and 3 losses before...

refereed 167 world title fights around the world

In transportation

London Buses route 167
London Buses route 167
London Buses route 167 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.-History:...
SMRT Bus Service 167 in Singapore
167th Street
167th Street (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)
167th Street is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 167th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times...

is an elevated station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line
IRT Jerome Avenue Line
The IRT Jerome Avenue Line, also unofficially known as IRT Woodlawn Line, is a New York City Subway Line along Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. It was opened on June 2, 1917 as a shuttle service between Kingsbridge Road and 149th Street. This was in advance of through service to the IRT Lexington Avenue...

, 4
4 (New York City Subway service)
The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....

, of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
167th Street
167th Street (IND Concourse Line)
167th Street is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 167th Street and Grand Concourse in The Bronx, it is served by the D train at all times except rush hours in peak direction and the B train during rush hours.This underground station, opened on July 1,...

is a local station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

in The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

on the IND Concourse Line
IND Concourse Line
The Concourse Line is an IND subway branch line of the New York City Subway system. It runs from Norwood – 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx to 145th Street in Harlem, Manhattan. It is the only "B" Division and only fully underground line in the Bronx....

, B
B (New York City Subway service)
The B Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs over the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....

and D
D (New York City Subway service)
The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line through Manhattan....

of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
Minnesota State Highway 25
Minnesota State Highway 25
Minnesota State Highway 25 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 169 in Belle Plaine and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 210 in Brainerd.The route is in length....

is 167 miles (268.8 km) in length
Highways and routes numbered 167 include:
- U.S. Route 167
  U.S. Route 167
  U.S. Route 167 runs for 499 miles from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana....
  
  runs from Ash Flat, Arkansas
  Ash Flat, Arkansas
  Ash Flat is a city in Fulton and Sharp counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 977 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Sharp County.-Geography:Ash Flat is located at ....
  
  to Abbeville, Louisiana
  Abbeville, Louisiana
  Abbeville is a town in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles west of New Orleans. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census...
- Alabama State Route 167
  Alabama State Route 167
  State Route 167 is a 60 mile-long route in the southeastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at the Florida state line, where Florida State Route 79 crosses into Geneva County...
- California State Route 167
- Connecticut Route 167
  Connecticut Route 167
  Route 167 is a Connecticut state highway in the western suburbs of Hartford, running from the Unionville section of Farmington to Simsbury center.-Route description:...
- Illinois Route 167
  Illinois Route 167
  Illinois Route 167 is an east–west state road entirely located in Knox County in western Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 34 northeast of Wataga to Illinois Route 180 east of Victoria. Illinois 167 is long. The route is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation.-Route...
- Indiana State Road 167
  Indiana State Road 167
  State Road 167 is a short north–south highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana.-Route description:State Road 167 begins in Albany in Delaware County at its parent route, State Road 67...
- Kentucky Route 167
  Kentucky Route 167
  Kentucky Route 167 is a two-lane state highway located entirely within Wayne County, Kentucky in south-central Kentucky. It originates in Monticello, branching off KY Business 90, about a half-mile south of the town square, court house and Doughboy statue....
- M-167 was a state highway
  Michigan Highway System
  The Michigan State Trunkline Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Michigan. The system is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation and comprises of trunklines in all 83 counties of Michigan on...
  
  in Ionia County
  Ionia County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61,518 people, 20,606 households, and 15,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 107 people per square mile . There were 22,006 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
  
  in the 1930s
- Nevada State Route 167
  Nevada State Route 167
  State Route 167 was a road that ran along the west shore of Lake Mead.-Route description:SR 167 started at SR 147 inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The road went east along Lake Mead's shore. It eventually turned north near Echo Bay. A road branched SR 167 and led to Echo Bay Airport,...
- New Jersey Route 167
  New Jersey Route 167
  Route 167 is a short, long unsigned state highway in Atlantic and Burlington Counties in New Jersey. The route is one of the few discontinuous state highways in New Jersey, split by wetlands, the Garden State Parkway and the Mullica River. Although the alignment is registered by the New Jersey...
- New York State Route 167
  New York State Route 167
  New York State Route 167 is a north–south state highway located mostly within Herkimer County in eastern New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 in Richfield Springs, Otsego County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with...
- Ohio State Route 167
  Ohio State Route 167
  State Route 167 is an east–west state highway in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at the northern end of the State Route 46 and State Route 307 concurrency in Jefferson, and its eastern terminus is at the Pennsylvania state line about south of...
- Oklahoma State Highway 167
- Pennsylvania Route 167
  Pennsylvania Route 167
  Pennsylvania Route 167 is an long state highway located in Susquehanna county in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 11 in Hop Bottom. The northern terminus is at the New York state border near Brackney....
- Texas State Highway 167
- Utah State Route 167
  Utah State Route 167
  State Route 167 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that connects Weber Canyon at I-84 in Mountain Green with the Ogden Valley near Huntsville over a span of .Nearly the entire route comprises Trappers Loop Road....
- Washington State Route 167
- Wisconsin Highway 167
- Puerto Rico Highway 167
  Puerto Rico Highway 167
  Puerto Rico Highway 167 is a main highway in the San Juan metropolitan area of Puerto Rico, beginning at Puerto Rico Highway 165 in Levittown and ending in Puerto Rico Highway 156 in Comerío, Puerto Rico. It is two-lane per direction all through Cataño and a vast area of Bayamón, and becomes rural...
- Quebec Route 167
  Quebec Route 167
  Route 167 is an isolated provincial highway in Quebec, Canada. It begins at the shore of Lac Saint-Jean in Saint-Félicien. It proceeds north-west to Chibougamau away. There are no services along this long stretch. At Chibougamau, the highway turns north-east towards Mistissini.Maps are conflicting...
- Saskatchewan Highway 167
  Saskatchewan Highway 167
  Highway 167 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Manitoba border between Creighton and Flin Flon, where it takes over from Manitoba Highway 10, to the Amisk Lake Provincial Recreation Site near the Amisk Lake Provincial Ecological Reserve...
- SP-167
  SP-167
  SP-167 is a state highway in the state of São Paulo in Brazil....
  
  in São Paulo
  São Paulo (state)
  São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
  
  , Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
- A167 road in North East England
  North East England
  North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
- National Route 167 is a national highway
  National highways of Japan
  Japan has a nationwide system of distinct from the expressways. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other government agencies administer the national highways. Beginning in 1952, Japan classified these as Class 1 or Class 2. Class 1 highways had one- or two-digit numbers, while...
  
  connecting Shima, Mie
  Shima, Mie
  is a city located in Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.The city was formed on October 1, 2004, by the merger of all five towns from Shima District, which was dissolved by the merger....
  
  and Ise, Mie
  Ise, Mie
  , formerly called Ujiyamada , is a city located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō Shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists. The city has a long-standing nickname—Shinto —that roughly means...
  
  in Japan
- Malaysia Federal Route 167
  Malaysia Federal Route 167
  Federal Route 167 or Jalan Bukit Malut is a major federal roads in Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia-Notable features:At most section, the Federal Route 167 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h....

In TV and radio

Pure in Heart
Pure in Heart
Pure in Heart is a 167-episode South Korean television drama/romantic comedy broadcast by KBS from 2006 to early 2007. The drama won many awards at 2006 KBS Drama Acting Awards.- Plot :...

, a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n television drama/romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...

broadcast by KBS ran from 2006 to 2007 with 167-episodes
InuYasha
InuYasha
, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008...

is a Japanese manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

series which ran from 1996 to 2008 for 167 episodes
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired February 9, 1997. In the episode, The Itchy & Scratchy Show attempts to regain viewers by introducing a hip new character named Poochie, who will be voiced by Homer...

, the 167th episode of the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

animated television series The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...

, originally aired on February 9, 1997
The Dealership
The Dealership
"The Dealership" is the 167th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 11th episode of the 9th and final season. It aired on January 8, 1998....

, the 167th episode of the TV sitcom Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...

, originally aired on January 8, 1998
Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon
Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon
"Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon" is the 167th episode of the FOX animated television series King of the Hill. Brittany Murphy received an Annie Award for voice acting for this episode. This episode is rated TV-PG for offensive language .-Plot:...

, the 167th episode of the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

animated television series King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...

, originally aired April 25, 2004
The List
The List (South Park)
"The List" is episode 1114 of Comedy Central's South Park, and was the eleventh season finale. It originally aired on November 14, 2007. The episode is rated TV-MA L.-Plot:...

, the 167th episode of the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....

animated television series South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...

, originally aired November 14, 2007
Channel 167 on The Dish Network is Great American Country
Great American Country
Great American Country , is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network.-History:The station launched December 31, 1995 and Garth Brooks' video "The Thunder Rolls" was the first video to air on GAC....
Channel 167 on XM Satellite Radio is America Left
America Left
Sirius XM Left is located at channel 127 on Sirius XM Radio and carries a progressive/liberal talk format. The channel is programmed by Don Wicklin.-America Left :...

In other fields

167 is also:

The year AD 167 or 167 BC
167 AH is a year in the Islamic calendar
Islamic calendar
The Hijri calendar , also known as the Muslim calendar or Islamic calendar , is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to date events in many Muslim countries , and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...

that corresponds to 783 – 784 CE
Common Era
Common Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
The atomic number
Atomic number
In chemistry and physics, the atomic number is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom and therefore identical to the charge number of the nucleus. It is conventionally represented by the symbol Z. The atomic number uniquely identifies a chemical element...

of an element temporarily called Unhexseptium
The Universal Disk Format
Universal Disk Format
Universal Disk Format is an implementation of the specification known as ISO/IEC 13346 and ECMA-167 and is an open vendor-neutral file system for computer data storage for a broad range of media. In practice, it has been most widely used for DVDs and newer optical disc formats, supplanting ISO 9660...

(or ECMA
Ecma International
Ecma International is an international, private non-profit standards organization for information and communication systems. It acquired its name in 1994, when the European Computer Manufacturers Association changed its name to reflect the organization's global reach and activities...

-167) format of a file system
File system
A file system is a means to organize data expected to be retained after a program terminates by providing procedures to store, retrieve and update data, as well as manage the available space on the device which contain it. A file system organizes data in an efficient manner and is tuned to the...

for optical media storage
Optical disc
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes binary data in the form of pits and lands on a special material on one of its flat surfaces...
C167 family
C167 family
The C167 family is a 16 bit microcontroller architecture from Infineon. It is a further development of the C166 family, which has been brought by Siemens 1993 on the market as controller for measurement and control tasks....

is a 16-bit microcontroller
Microcontroller
A microcontroller is a small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals. Program memory in the form of NOR flash or OTP ROM is also often included on chip, as well as a typically small amount of RAM...

architecture from Infineon
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer and was founded on April 1, 1999, when the semiconductor operations of the parent company Siemens AG were spun off to form a separate legal entity. , Infineon has 25,149 employees worldwide...
167 workers trapped for more than 24 hours were safely brought to the surface in the Blyvooruitzicht
Blyvooruitzicht
Blyvooruitzicht is a gold-mining village in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated about 3.5 km south of the centre of Carletonville and 80 km westwards from Johannesburg.-History:The name of the village is of Dutch origin meaning "happy prospect"...

gold mine in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

on January 18, 2008
Days prior to leaving office, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

Governor George Ryan
George Ryan
George Homer Ryan, Sr. was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Ryan became nationally known when in 2000 he imposed a moratorium on executions and "raised the national debate on capital punishment"...

commuted to life terms sentences of everyone (167) on Illinois' death row on January 11, 2003
Pips
Pips
Pips are small but easily countable items. The term is used to describe the dots on dominoes, dice, denote suits, and is the name for the small seeds of some fruits. It could be used as a synonym for dot in most situations, for example morse code....

are dots on the face of a die, denoting its value. The pip count at the start of a backgammon
Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games for two players. The playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and players win by removing all of their pieces from the board. There are many variants of backgammon, most of which share common traits...

game is 167
Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree located in Santa Barbara, California is believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the country.A seaman, visiting Santa Barbara In 1876, presented a seedling of an Australian Moreton Bay Fig tree to a local girl who planted it at 201 State Street...

in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

is believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States, with a branch spread of 167 feet (50.9 m)

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