Facts about Five

Many things come in fives: the five senses, the five Chinese elements, and five vowels in the English alphabet.

Punch is a drink that traditionally has five ingredients - spirits, water, sugar, lemon juice and spice. The name punch comes from the Hindi word for five.

We have five digits on each hand and foot. V, the Roman symbol for five, may originate from the image of a hand with the fingers spread.

Five was the lucky number for the superstitious French fashion designer `Coco' Chanel. In 1921 she chose the fifth day of the fifth month to introduce her new brand of perfume which she called Chanel No. 5.

And....last but certainly not least: 5 is the number of days left until our Adoption Staffing for "S"!