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I thought I posted 2729 earlier! Oh well:

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 2729 is on distraction from prayer. Are we getting distracted from trying to beat QI to 3000?
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A Challenge wrote:Are we getting distracted from trying to beat QI to 3000?
I think we can safely give up on that target!

Meanwhile, contemplate the Nokia 2730 classic - a Nokia Quad-band GSM/UMTS 3G cell phone that includes a camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, music and video player, as well as several internet-based applications (web browser, e-mail client, instant messaging).
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Some of those sculptures look horrible!

The United States Department of Labour Occupational Safety and Health Administration classifies book printing under Industry 2732. Specifically: "Establishments primarily engaged in printing, or in printing and binding, books and pamphlets, but not engaged in publishing".
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2733.com is the website of the 2733 Battalion calls itself "a ministry to middle and high school age boys. The goal - to mentor young men in what it means to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ - to rightly divide God's Word and
effectively lead others to follow His example."
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Italeri model kit number 2734 is of a Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB Late.
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As of 2001 India census, Kadaramandalagi had a population of 5400 with 2735 males and 2665 females.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadaramandalagi
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To honour the return of DrainBrain to the Counting game, a selection from the drain inspection accessories available from Cable Locators and Survey. This one, the P350 8Watts Lighthead, will cost you £2736 including tax.
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3737 Chestnut is a block of Luxury Flats in Philadelphia, USA.
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NGC 3738 is a dwarf galaxy lying in the constellation of Ursa Major, located about 12 million light-years from the Sun, and belongs to the Messier 81 group of galaxies.

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A Challenge wrote:3737 Chestnut is a block of Luxury Flats in Philadelphia, USA.
Well, that puts us a whopping 675 ahead of QI! What a shame we're not allowed to go up 1001 at a time...

(I see that Tube Geek didn't notice your error.)
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Assembly Bill 2737 is a bill concerning water quality

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces ... 0140AB2737
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A triangular grid inside a hexagon of side length 9 contains 2738 equilateral triangles.

i.e. like this, but bigger.
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And if you like triangles, you might want to buy some of these Swarovski 2739 Triangle Beta Flatback crystal beads.
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Episode 2740 of this programme discusses the mathematics of slot machines

http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2740.htm
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