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* Paul McCartney from the Beatles was born in 1942. | * Paul McCartney from the Beatles was born in 1942. | ||
* ''Doctor Who'' returned to television during 2005 - the 42nd anniversary of the franchise. | * ''Doctor Who'' returned to television during 2005 - the 42nd anniversary of the franchise. | ||
* Prince Albert died at the age of 42 and had 42 grandchildren. | |||
* The first printed book, the Gutenberg Bible, had 42 lines per page | |||
* Harry Potter discovers he is a wizard on page 42 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | |||
* The Doctor Who episode "42" is 42 minutes long | |||
* The Titanic crashed into the iceberg at a rate of 42 km/h | |||
* Elvis Presley died at age 42 | |||
* Theodore Roosevelt was elected at age 42 | |||
* Cricket has 42 laws | |||
* Juliet's potion in Romeo and Juliet lasted for 42 hours. | |||
* All three best-selling albums, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Back in Black" by AC/DC, and "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd are each 42 minutes long. | |||
* The 42nd most common element in the world, molybdenum, has the atomic number of 42 | |||
* In the Book of Revelation, the Beast is said to have control for 42 months. | |||
* In 1942, Cell 42 of Alcatraz prison was vacated of it's former inhabitant, a prisoner who killed a guard and went on to spend 42 months in other prisons. | |||
* Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has 42 illustrations. | |||
* There are 42 principles of Ancient Egypt's code of moral law. | |||
* Ancient Egypt was divided into 42 parts | |||
* They also believed that 42 demons were present during the judgement of the soul. | |||
* 42 degrees is the angle at which you can view a rainbow | |||
* The number of generations from Abraham to the Christ in the Bible | |||
* The duration of every travel through a hollow tube that travels through the Earth always turns out to be 42 minutes, no matter the length, because of gravity | |||
* It is a pseudoperfect number, a Catalan number, a pentadecagonal number, a Størmer number, a pronic number, an abundant number, and a Harshad number. | |||
* [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/42 42] is also a significant [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Numbers number] on the TV show ''Lost''. | * [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/42 42] is also a significant [http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Numbers number] on the TV show ''Lost''. | ||
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