42 Reasons for the Number 42


Besides the fact that 42 is a cool number, we felt that its significance embodies our commitment to getting you the best research. We truly believe our method can give you the answer to everything.

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  1. The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, from Douglas Adams’ series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
  2. A number, numeral, and glyph.
  3. A trick-taking game played with a standard set of double six dominoes.
  4. One of “the numbers” (4,8,15,16,23,42) from the U.S. television series Lost.
  5. A song from Coldplay’s album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.
  6. The numerical index for the presidency of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States.
  7. Jackie Robinson’s number, which is the only number retired by all Major League Baseball teams.
  8. 6 times 7.
  9. Tower 42 is a skyscraper in the City of London, formerly known as the NatWest Tower.
  10. The number of spots (or pips, circular patches or pits) on a pair of standard six-sided dice.
  11. The number with which God creates the Universe in Kabalistic tradition.
  12. Chemical Element Molybdenum has an atomic number of 42.
  13. Rule 42 of the Code in the preface to The Hunting of the Snark is “No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm.”
  14. The natural number following 41 and preceding 43.
  15. The angle in degrees for which a rainbow appears.
  16. The number of principles of Ma’at, the Ancient Egyptian personification of physical and moral law, order, and truth.
  17. Rule 42 in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is “All persons more than a mile high to leave the court.”
  18. The name of Buzz Lightyear’s space ship from Pixar’s animated science fiction series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
  19. The jersey number of football Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, safety for the San Francisco 49ers who retired his jersey number in 2003.
  20. Fox Mulder, one of the main characters in The X-Files lived in Apartment 42 at 2630 Hegal Place, Alexandria, Virginia.
  21. A perfect score on the USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) and International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).
  22. In 1942, 26 countries agree to create the United Nations.
  23. The product of the first three terms of Sylvester’s sequence.
  24. The number of laws of cricket.
  25. In the TIFF image file format, the second 16-bit word of every file is 42, which is used together with the first word to indicate byte order.
  26. The jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired on November 13, 2004 by Arizona State University.
  27. There are 42 generations (names) in the Gospel of Matthew’s version of the Genealogy of Jesus.
  28. The eight digits of pi beginning from 242,422 places after the decimal point are 42424242.
  29. A reciprocal of a Bernoulli number.
  30. In Judaism, the number (in the Babylonian Talmud, compiled 375 AD to 499 AD) of the “Forty-Two Lettered Name” ascribed to God.
  31. The sum of the totient function for the first eleven integers.
  32. A Størmer number.
  33. In an episode of “House M.D” Dr. House claims that his favorite number is 42.
  34. The name of a Texan trick-taking game played with dominoes.
  35. 42nd Street (1933) is the classic, fast-paced, backstage movie musical.
  36. In 1942, the average cost of a new house was $3,770, the average wage per year was $1,880, the cost of a gallon of gas was $0.15, the average home rental was $35 per month, a bottle of Coca Cola was $.05, and the average price for a new car was $920.
  37. New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII (42).
  38. The number Scott Williams wore for the Chicago Bulls from 1991 – 1994.
  39. April 2 (4/2) is the 92nd day of the year.
  40. The third 15-gonal number.
  41. U.S. Code Title 42 is The Public Health and Welfare code.
  42. The international telephone country code for the Czech Republic.