28 April: 118

28 April is the 118th day of the year. 10 things you might not know about the number 118:

1. The Roman numeral for 118 is CXVIII and in Binary it's written 1110110.
2. It's the atomic number of Oganesson, a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Og. It was named after the nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian, who played a leading role in the discovery of the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table. It is one of only two elements named after a person who was alive at the time of naming, the other being seaborgium, and the only element whose namesake is alive at time of writing.
3. 118 is the medical emergency telephone number in Bolivia, Indonesia and Italy.
4. In Switzerland and Maldives it's the emergency fire number, and in Japan, the number to call when there is an emergency at sea.
5. In the UK it's the prefix number for directory enquiry calls. The best known service is 118 118 for which there was a famous ad campaign featuring two runners with droopy moustaches. Calls have declined since why pay for a phone call when you can Google the number for free, but they do still exist and since 2008 have included a service where customers can ask any question they want.
6. In Singapore, there was a TV series called 118 about a coffee shop owner who is nicknamed 118 because he is positive and generous. He has a wife and four children and lives in a small flat above the shop with his family. It gets even more crowded when he rents out a room and takes in other relatives who have fallen on hard times.
7. In India, 118 is a film about an investigative journalist who tries to decode a recurring nightmare involving a woman's death.
8. The A118 is a road in east London which links Bow Interchange with Gallows Corner in Romford via Stratford and Ilford. Parts of the route have formed the Camulodunum (Colchester) to Londinium (London) extension of the Pye Road.
9. If you're travelling by bus, the 118 Bus runs between Brixton Road/ Brixton Police Station and Morden Station.
10. In numerology, 118 is self reliant and independent. People with the number in their chart tend to be loners who like to be left alone to get on with working towards their goals. They may be leaders. They like to explore new ideas and will get things done.

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