0118999881999119725... 3.

I once was curious about what happens when an American visit my country and dial 911 in a hurry, as a reflex. It turns out that you reach an automatic exchange that asks what type of emergency service you need, and redirect your call.

I wonder if more countries have that.

The  FCC met with  AT&T in November 1967 in order to choose the number.

In 1968, the number was agreed upon. AT&T chose the number 911, which was simple, easy to remember, dialed quickly (999, with the phones in place at the time, would take longer).

Because of the middle 1, which indicated a special number (see also  411 and 611), 911 worked well with the phone systems at the time. At the time, this announcement only affected the telephone companies; independent phone companies were not included in the emergency telephone plan. Alabama Telephone Company decided to implement it ahead of AT&T, choosing Haleyville, Alabama as the location.

1 is the United States country code, so that would complicate things. Also the US sort of pioneered telecommunication, so were probably first

He's in the middle of a lame joke. "I'm on a seafood diet, I see food, I eat it"

I assumed the joke was mercury poisoning.

Seafood tends to be higher in mercury than many other kinds of food, its the most common way that people get mercury poisoning these days.

And... degredation of motor coordination, speech ability... just basicslly all of your neurology in general... are things that mercury poisoning can do.

There's some neurotoxins that can get you with shellfish and such.

I think he ate contaminated shellfish. It can have powerful neurotoxonsnthat could do this. Glad his buddy recognized it quickly.

I'd say it's no laughing matter but my wife and I joke about her strokes all the time