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RobbieM wrote:482 - the last three digits of Hull's STD code. (I'm hoping to visit Hull on my way back from Scotland mid-August)
Incidentally, speaking of Hull and telephone codes, I seem to remember that Hull was unique, as it had its own telephone system (Kingston Communications) whilst the rest of the country was under the nationalised British Telecom. (You're welcome to correct me if I've got these facts wrong...)
You are absolutely correct! It's called KCOM now, but Hull has had an independent telephone network since the early days.

484 is a palindromic perfect square (= 22 squared). The only other three-digit ones are 121 and 676.
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The 484 Bus runs this route: Dunoon - Strachur - St. Catherines - Lochgoilhead - Carrick Castle. I was planning to pop to Dunoon myself (via the ferry) during the Scottish trip I start tomorrow, but I don't think I'll make it this visit.
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As that post is a duplicate I think I'm meant to ignore it, and since I posted 484 I can't post 485. Who's next?
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Pantone 485 is the colour of the Central line on the underground map.
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486 AD is ten years after the fall of Rome (I was hoping to get 476 but this will have to do).
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486 are not the last three digits of any UK STD code! It's an unallocated mark!
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Oh whoops, that's two duplicate numbers I've done now...
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Bear with me on this one:
1/3 = 0.33333333333... The repeating part is 3, and 3 divides 3. When does this next happen?
1/487 = 0.00205338809034... The repeating part is too long to write out, but 487 divides into it.
The only other number for which this property is known is 56598313.
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487 is the California penal code for Grand Theft
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oops 2nd duplicate one from me too. I give up. :P
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IEEE-488 is a short-range digital communications bus specification.
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489 is the ninth octahedral number - it represents the number of close-packed spheres in an octahedron with nine on each side.
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According to Jesus in the Bible, you should forgive your sinning brother 490 times.
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491 is a Swedish film from 1964 where six youth criminals take part in a social experiment.
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492 - the bus route from Bluewater to Sidcup.
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