Twelve

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.

~ Ansel Adams

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A week ago today it was 12/12/12.  Twelve comes from the Germanic "twalif" or "two left over."  According to Wikipedia, only the "tw" remains as a link between twelve and two.

Twelve is a pretty significant number.  You can find lots of reasons - religious and not - for this.  12 apostles, 12 signs of the zodiac, a symmetrical and perfect number.

I think what it probably boils down to is that "Twelve Angry Men," "High Noon," and "Cheaper by the Dozen" are the most important films of all time.