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• In the United States, the age at which one may donate blood and join the military voluntarily.


• In the United States, the age at which one may view R-rated movies without a parent's accompaniment according to MPAA standards.


• In Ireland and the United Kingdom, the age at which one may drive a car.


• The age of the "Dancing Queen" in the hit ABBA song of the same name.


• "Seventeen" was the original name of The Beatles song "When I Saw Her Standing There".


• "At Seventeen", a popular song by Janis Ian.


• "Edge of Seventeen", a song by Stevie Nicks.


• Number Seventeen (1932), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.


• Stalag 17 (1953), directed by Billy Wilder.


• In the Harry Potter universe, 17 is the coming of age for wizards. It is equivalent to the usual coming of age at 18.


• The retired jersey number of former baseball pitching great Dizzy Dean. Go Cardinals!


• Described at MIT as 'the most random number', according to hackers' lore. This is supposedly because in a study where respondents were asked to choose a random number from 1 to 20, 17 was the most common choice.


• The number to call Police in France.


• US 17 (also known as the Ocean Highway) is a north-south United States highway. The highway spans the Atlantic Coast for much of its length from Florida to Virginia.


• The length of time Alyson and Ford have been LID.