CREATE TABLE integers(i TIMESTAMP TIME INDEX); Affected Rows: 0 INSERT INTO integers VALUES (0), (1), (2), (3), (4); Affected Rows: 5 SELECT * FROM integers UNION ALL SELECT * FROM integers LIMIT 7; +-------------------------+ | i | +-------------------------+ | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.001 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.002 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.003 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.004 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.001 | +-------------------------+ SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM integers UNION ALL SELECT * FROM integers LIMIT 7) tbl; +----------+ | COUNT(*) | +----------+ | 7 | +----------+ DROP TABLE integers; Affected Rows: 0