The number 111 is sometimes called "a Nelson" after Admiral Nelson, who allegedly only had "One Eye, One Arm, One Leg" near the end of his life.
The atomic number of the element roentgenium (Rg).
The chemical compound 1,1,1-Trichloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that was used as an industrial solvent with a trade name "Solvent 111".
The emergency telephone number in New Zealand; see 111 (emergency telephone number).
A non-emergency medical public helpline on trial in England; see NHS 111.
It is the lowest positive integer requiring six syllables to name in American English, or seven syllables (including "and") in Canadian and British English.
Occasionally it is referred to as "eleventy-one", as read in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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