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- The standard term in office for a United States senator is six years
- The name of the smallest group of Cub Scouts, traditionally consisting of six people and is led by a 'sixer'.
- Sixth Officer Hantin in The Pendragon Series
- The number of cans of soda or beer in a six-pack
- The number of fundamental flight instruments lumped together on a cockpit display, called the six-pack.
- The number of feet below ground level a coffin is traditionally buried; thus, the phrase "six feet under" means that a person (or thing, or concept) is dead
- In Astrology, Virgo is the 6th astrological sign of the Zodiac
- The number of dots in a Braille cell.
- The number of Royal Stickers that Mario must collect in the Nintendo 3DS game Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- There are said to be no more than six degrees of separation between any two people on Earth. See also Six degrees (disambiguation).
- Extra-sensory perception is sometimes called the "sixth sense"
- Six Cardinal Directions: north, south, east, west, up, and down
- The Six Dynasties form part of Chinese history
- 6 is a lucky number in Chinese culture
- The Birmingham Six were held in prison for 16 years
- "Six" is used as an informal slang term for the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6
- Six Flags amusement parks and theme parks
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