Sixty-nine is a truly fascinating number. It is the only number whose square and cube contain all the digits from 0 to nine once, and only once. 69 squared equals 4,761, and 69 cubed equals 328,509 (for those of you who do not have a calculator or pencil handy). If you do have a calculator handy, you will probably find that 69 is the largest factorial you can calculate since 69! equals 1.71 to the ninety-eigth power. In the field of chemistry, 69 is the atomic number of thulium (the rarest of the rare earths). Interstate 69 starts in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is planned to be expanded to the Texas/Mexico border. Furthermore, it is the highest number you can get on your analog TV set these days. And, how could we forget, it's the number of "Kentucky Kid," American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden.