This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 7, 5, ?
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The number of letters in the ordinal numbers.
First 5
Second 6
Third 5
Fourth 6
Fifth 5
Sixth 5
Seventh 7
Eighth 6
Ninth 5
etc.
 
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