117 (number) - in Other Fields

In Other Fields

One hundred seventeen is also:

• The atomic number of a recently discovered element temporarily called ununseptium
• A substitute for the number 17, which is considered unlucky in Italy. When Renault exported the R17 to Italy, it was renamed R117
• The number to call Guardia di Finanza for customs/financial/border police in Italy
• The fire emergency telephone number in Portugal
• 1-1-7 is the national emergency telephone number in the Philippines
• The police emergency telephone number in Switzerland
• Master Chief, the protagonist of the Halo franchise; is often referred to as Spartan 117.
• The code number of agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath in OSS 117.
• Psalm 117 is the exact middle chapter of the King James version of the Bible.
• The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team averaged 117 points per game.
• In The Mystery of Element 117 (1949) by Milton Smith, a window is opened into a new "hyperplane of hyperspace" containing those who have already died on earth.
• The Japanese telephone company NTT provides a non-free speaking clock on the nationally universal number 117