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Five is:
* The number of oceans in the world.
* The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste.
* The five basic tastes are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.
* Most roses have five petals.
* Pentameter is verse with five repeating feet per line; iambic pentameter was the most popular form in Shakespeare.
* In the United States legal system, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution can be referred to in court as "pleading the fifth", absolving the defendant from self-incrimination
* The note in the English monetary system that features Elizabeth Fry. (£5 Note)
* The smallest Euro banknote. It shows an antique bridge.
* The denomination of the U.S. dollar with Abraham Lincoln's portrait.
* The number of cents in a nickel.
* Kyle Busch's NASCAR Nextel Cup car number.
* The designation of an Interstate Highway that runs from San Diego, California to Blaine, Washington.
* The number of permanent members with veto power on the UN Security Council.
* The number necessary to make a majority decision in the U.S. Supreme Court.
* Five babies born at one time are quintuplets. The most famous set of quintuplets were the Dionne Quintuplets born in the 1930s.
* In Astrology, Leo is the 5th astrological sign of the Zodiac.
* Quintessence, meaning 'fifth element', refers to the elusive fifth element that completes the basic four elements (water, fire, air and earth). There is also a movie called The Fifth Element.
* The number of dots in a quincunx.
* The number of points in a pentagram.
* The Garden of Cyrus 1658 by Sir Thomas Browne is a Pythagorean Discourse based upon the number 5.
* The word "punch" comes from the Hindustani for five. Being true to the designation of punch, the drink Five Alive is named for its five ingredients.
* The holy number of Discordianism, as dictated by the Law of Fives.
* A popular Internet catch phrase commonly used on forums such as Something Awful. Posts are given a rating out of five. Posts which receive an average rating of five are referred to as 'top posts' or 'comedy gold'.
* There are 5 digits in a United States zip code
* An informal term for the British Security Service, MI5
* In tarot, card No. 5 is "the Hierophant".
* The typical number of members in a Super Sentai team.
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