"Joe Ellis" wrote in message
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then nothing I know of up until

10^100: google (no, I'm not kidding... and it's where the search engine
got it's name.)

Well, actually, to put a nerdy point on it, the number is spelled googol.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=googol

Google explains the name at the bottom of this page:
http://www.google.com/corporate/index.html

Oh, and congratulations Lou! When the money comes in, contact me because if
you let me borrow a mil. I can get $75 mil. from my source in Nigeria.
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Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps