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999 features nine main characters, who are forced to participate in the Nonary Game by an unknown person code-named Zero. [2] For the majority of the game, the characters adopt code names to protect their identities due to the stakes of the Nonary Game—most of their names are ultimately revealed over the course of the game, and for several their true identities are important to the plot. [10]
Stuff You Should Know is a free podcast and video series published by HowStuffWorks and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value.
999: Dramatic Stories of Real-Life Rescues by Michael Buerk, published by BBC Books in 1994. ISBN 0-563-37049-1. Features 15 gripping stories as featured on the show, along with 999 Safety Advice: simple, easy-to-understand instructions on how to deal with common emergencies. 999 Young Lifesavers by Michael Buerk, published by BBC Books in 1996.
Police – 999; Ambulance – 111; Fire – 988. [111] In cities, local numbers exist which connect more quickly than either 911 or 999. [118]
The emergency number 999 was adopted in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959 at the urging of Stephen Juba, mayor of Winnipeg at the time. [4] The city changed the number to 911 in 1972, in order to be consistent with the newly adopted U.S. emergency number. [5] Several other countries besides the UK have adopted 999 as their emergency number.
999 or triple nine most often refers to: 999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries; 999 (number), an integer;
999 is the official emergency number for the United Kingdom, but calls are also accepted on the European Union emergency number, 112. All calls are answered by 999 operators, and are always free. [2] Approximately 35 million 999/112 calls are made in the UK each year, with 74% from mobiles and 26% from landlines in 2022. [3]
The 999 phone charging myth is an urban legend that claims that if a mobile phone has low battery, then dialling 999 (or any regional emergency telephone number) charges the phone so it has more power. This was confirmed as untrue by several British police forces who publicly cited the dangers of making such calls.