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Number 10 in the Bible
Number 10 in Kabbalah The 10 Gurus
Number 10 in Mythology The 10 Avatars of Vishnu
Number ten symbolizes the completion of a cycle.
It is the number of heaven and the world and universal creation.
Ten is the very first number that needs a seperate part.
Number ten was the holiest of numbers according to the Pythagoreans. They took their oaths by number ten. 
The first letter in the Greek word "deca" (ten) is formed like a triangle - ΔΕΚΑ. Pythagoreans used their sacred symbol of the tetraktys when swearing an oath. It was common to use pebbles.
The pebbles were arranged in a perfect triangle: 1+2+3+4 (=10), called the tetraktys. The Greek word for pebbles, kalkuli, is the source of our word "calculate".
 Bowling pins are arranged in the same shape as the tetraktys: 1+2+3+4=10
 Capricorn is the tenth astrological sign in the Zodiac. (December 21st - January 20th)
The Mayans believed number ten was the number belonging to the god of Death, Thoh.
Ten is the highest score possible in Olympic competitions.
Number 10 Downing Street is the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, often refered to as "Number 10".
Virginia became the 10th state of the United States. (June 25, 1788)
John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States. 1841- 1845.
 In "French Revolution Calendar" every month was divided into three ten-day weeks. The tenth day was the day for rest.
(The extra five days needed for a full year, were added at the end of each year.) The weeks were called "decades".
Each day was divided into ten hours, each hour into 100 decimal minutes and each minute into 100 decimal seconds. After 12 years of ten-day weeks,
Napoleon put a stop to the "French Revolution Calendar" in 1806.
In the Tarot ten is the card of the Wheel of Fortune.
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