 |
99 (number)
Totally Explained
|
|  |
|
FOR SALE! | Either this or the left-hand panel are available for just $19.95 per
day, or you can have both for only $34.95! Contact us for details.
|
|
99 (ninety-nine) is the natural number following 98 and preceding 100.
99 is the ninth repdigit, a palindromic number and a Kaprekar number. It is the sum of divisors of the first eleven positive integers.
99 may also refer to:
Science
Astronomy
M99, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
NGC 99 (New General Catalogue object 99), a magnitude 13.7 spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
Music
Several songs have the number 99 in their title, from "99 Bottles of Beer", a traditional American children's song, to "99 Luftballons", a 1980s German pop song by Nena,
99% by Japanese rock group Bowl, and its parodies and adaptations.
There is also 99 Records, a record label; ninetynine, an Australian indie band; and Pompeii 99, a rock band inspired by Fleetwood Mac.
Sports
99 is the NBA record for Most Free Throw Attempts in a 7-game series, set by Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers, in 1962
In the fictional film Major League, Charlie Sheen's character wore the Cleveland Indians #99 uniform
Greg Moore's Champ Car car number 99 was retired after his fatal accident.
In cricket, if you reach 99, it's considered unlucky, due to most get out and not make the century. The highest century maker Sachin Tendulkar wears #99 along with #10 jersey.
In the National Hockey League, 99 has been the only number retired as of 2007, for Wayne Gretzky.
Roads
U.S. Route 99 was the main north-south highway in the United States until 1964. There are plans to extend Interstate 99, a US freeway in Pennsylvania, into New York. The number is also used for highways in Canada and Israel, see List of highways numbered 99 for a complete listing.
Entertainment, games, and fiction
Ninety-nine (card game)
Agent 99, a character played by Barbara Feldon on the 1965 television show Get Smart
CHiPs '99, a movie reunion of the US television series CHiPs
99 (film), a 1918 film directed by Michael Curtiz
Ninety-nine (owarai), a Japanese comedic duo best known for their show Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
The 99, a comic series based on Islamic culture
Ninety-Nine Nights, a game for the Xbox 360
Other commercial brands
99 Cents Only Stores, sells items for a dollar or less (similarly 99p shops in the UK).
Ninety-Nine Restaurant and Pub
Saab 99, a car
99, a brand of tea, produced by The Co-operative Group in the UK since 1930
99, a line of schnapps fruit brandy with 99 apples, 99 bananas, and Montezuma tequila, produced by Barton Brands
Other
99 is a common price ending in psychological pricing (for example, $1.99 as opposed to $2.00)
99 Names of Allah, the names or attributes of God in the Koran
99 Flake, a style of ice cream
STS-99, a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission launched February 11, 2000
The 99th United States Congress, which met from January 1985 to January 1987, during the Ronald Reagan administration
"99", shorthand for "night night", in SMS language or instant messaging slang
"99", slang for "lesbians", by analogy with 69 (sex position)
In US naval aviation, a radio call of "99 Aircraft", or just "99", indicates all aircraft from the same wing, squadron, or formation should be alert to the message that follows. It is also used by aviators as an informal salutation in writing, such as mass e-mails.Further Information
Get more info on '99 Number'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://99__number.totallyexplained.com">99 (number) Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
|
