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A [[Numerological Motif]] that serves as sort of the [[Evil Counterpart]] of [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'s [[42]]. To put it simply, whenever you see the number 23, it hints towards a connection to ''the'' [[Ancient Conspiracy]].
Originates in the ''[[Principia Discordia]]'', but isn't an Arc Number there.
{{examples|Examples of works that use 23 as an [[Arc Number]]:}}
* This is the [[You Are Number Six|original name]] that Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim goes by in the [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] manga and Brotherhood adaptation.▼
* It's also Hige's call-sign as a [[Manchurian Agent]] in [[Wolf's Rain]].▼
* In ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
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* It gets use as a [[Running Gag]] in Robert Rankin's "The Toyminator." (It's [[Far Fetched Fiction|that kind]] of book.)
== [[Live
* It's one of the numbers in the recurring sequence of six on [[Lost]].
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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* Together with 28, one of the Arc Numbers in Wilhelm Fliess's [[wikipedia:Biorhythm|Biorhythm]] theory.
* Discordianism pretty much set the ball rolling on this one.
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*** About 60 senators were part of the conspiracy, but there were only seven or eight assassins so it's closer to 3 per person.
* The motor company Nissan whenever they launch a new race car in any series, will use the number 23 because Nissan sounds a bit like Ni-San or 2-3.
▲== Manga/Anime ==
▲* This is the [[You Are Number Six|original name]] that Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim goes by in the [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] manga and Brotherhood adaptation.
▲* It's also Hige's call-sign as a [[Manchurian Agent]] in [[Wolf's Rain]].
▲* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force]]'', the first arc is set mostly on Ruwella, a pastoral world where a [[Government Conspiracy]] conducted secret experiments on Lily Strosek (a driving force of the plot). According to TSAB's catalogue, Ruwella is the "Administrated World #23".
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