Saluting 42 means a celebration!
In Language
42 – forty-two, shi ni (Japanese), berrogeita bi (Basque), toogfyrre (Danish), corenta e dous (Galician), četrdesmit divi (Latvian), sorok dva (Ukrainian), XLII (Roman numerals)
In Mathematics
42 – an odd integer, perfect number, Catalan number, pronic number, abundant number, sphenic number, pseudoperfect number,alternating sign matrix number, and am open meandric number
42 – divisible by 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
42 – the sum of the first 6 positive even numbers (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12)
In Science
42 – the atomic number of the element molybdenum (Mo), whose neutrally charged atom has 42 protons and 42 electrons
42 amu – the atomic mass of a naturally occurring stable isotope of calcium
42 degrees – the angle (rounded) a rainbow appears
42 – the normal number of chromosomes in each cell of wheat, rats, Rhesus Monkeys, wolverines, oats, fossas, and giant pandas
42 minutes – the theorized time it would take to fall through a vacuum tube from one side of Earth to the other through the center
42 – Determined by the Babylonians, the number of times Mars orbits the Sun in 79 years
M42 – a Messier object nebula in the constellation Orion
NGC 42 – New General Catalogue object, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus.
Kepler-42 – a red dwarf in the constellation Cygnus
42 Isis – a large main-belt asteroid
In Technology
42 – 00101010 (in binary code)
42 – an important number used by computer programmers
42 – the second 16-bit word in every TIFF file
42 – the root directory inode number in the reiser4 file system
42 days – the default password expiration policy for Microsoft Windows domains
ASCII code 42 – for the asterisk symbol, being a wildcard for everything.
ASCII “FORTYtwo” – identifies directory blocks.
In Religion
Christianity
- 42 generations (names) in the Gospel of Matthew’s version of the Genealogy of Jesus
- 42 months the Beast will hold dominion over the Earth (Revelation 13:5);
- 42 men of Beth-azmaveth were counted in the census of men of Israel upon return from exile
- God sent bears to maul 42 of the teenage boys who mocked Elisha for his baldness (2 Kings 2:23)
- The Gutenberg Bible is also known as the “42-line Bible” it contained 42 lines per page.
- The Forty-Two Articles (1552), mainly by Thomas Cranmer, were intended to summarize Anglican doctrine
Others
- “Forty-Two Lettered Name” given to God by Rab in 3rd-century Judaism
The Sutra of 42 Sections – a Buddhist scripture - 42 – the number associated with God creating the Universe in Kabbalistic tradition
In Popular culture
T42 – the answer to the ultimate question of life in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
People who died at age 42: Robert F Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Prince Albert, Queen Mary I, Gilda Radner, Gary Coleman, Ted Bundy
42 – a number Lewis Carroll frequently used in his writings
- 42 illustrations Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Rule Forty-two in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – “All persons more than a mile high to leave the court”
- Rule 42 of the Code in the preface to The Hunting of the Snark:
- “No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm”
- “forty-two boxes, all carefully packed – The Hunting of the Snark”
- 42 x 42 x 42 – the combined ages of the White Queen and Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass
In Music
Level 42 – an English pop/rock music band
42 – a song by Coldplay (2008) & Mumford and Sons (2018)
42nd Street – a Tony Award winning Broadway musical
In Television and Film
The Kumars at No. 42 – an awarding winner television series on British telly
“42” – an episode of Doctor Who, set in real time lasting approximately 42 minutes.
42 – the number of threads in Watson’s avatar (the IBM computer competed on Jeopardy!)
42 – a film on the life of American baseball player Jackie Robinson.
In Video games
42 Entertainment – a company creating reality games
Tokyo 42, Squadron 42 – video games
In Sports
42 – the now retired number of Jackie Robinson that MLB permanently retired
The last professional baseball player to wear 42 – Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees)
Retired Numbers in Professional Sports
- MLB – Jackie Robinson (Dodgers), Mariano Rivera (Yankees), Bruce Sutter (Cardinals)
- NBA – Nate Thurmond (Cavs, Warriors), James Worthy (Lakers), Connie Hawkins (Suns)
- NFL – Sid Luckman (Bears), Charlie Conerly (Giants), Ronnie Lott (49ers)
- NHL – none
42 – the number of laws in cricket
Rule 42 – the historic name of a Gaelic Athletic Association rule prohibiting the playing of “foreign sports”
Super Bowl LXII – Giants defeat the Patriots (17-14) in Glendale, Arizona
In Culture
42 – an unlucky number In Japanese culture because shi ni (four two)—sound like the word “dying”
42 questions – In Egyptian mythology, the questions asked of persons making their journey through Death
42 in Chinese reads sì èr, which is very close to shì a that means ‘yes’ – so some Chinese text 42 for ‘yes’.
In US History
42nd state – Washington (1889)
42nd President – Bill Clinton (elected 1992)
42nd Congress – Served 1871-1873 during the third and fourth year of Ulysses Grant presidency
Miscellaneous
42 – the historic country calling code for the former country of Czechoslovakia.
42 – number of US gallons in a barrel of oil
Tower 42 – a skyscraper in London that used called the NatWest Tower
42nd Street – New York City location for the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, the main branch of the New York Public Library, Times Square, the UN Headquarters, some Broadway theaters, and the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Forty-Two Gang – A Chicago teen street gang since Prohibition
42 Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, based in Vienna, Austria
42 – the name of the private computer science school located in Paris, France and Fremont, California
42 – the number of elevators in Rockefeller Center (New York City)
42 – the number of years of our 42nd wedding anniversary, which we celebrated during the recent blog break on a cruise ship with a sea day (2 April 2019).
Wonderful post! Happy Anniversary! Thanks for the videos too.
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Patti,
Thank you … Remember those songs? 😉
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I had a feeling 42 would be the number of years of wedded bliss for you two.
Happy anniversary to you and Mrs. Right Angle!
xoxo
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Dale,
Thank you. I just noticed something … 42 … April 2nd (4th month, 2nd day).
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Yes, indeed!! It is wonderful that you two are going so strong…
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Fascinating – and just when I was wondering why 42? you spilled the beans. Congratulations – well done and cheers to another 42 years!
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Pauline,
Thank you … Most number salutes are celebrating a birthday or anniversary. One time I buried the reason within the text, but too many missed it.
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My son was born in April 1977, and those songs are firm in my memory, too! I love the fact shared about the Dr. Who episode! Happy Anniversary, Frank. I love your anniversary posts. 🙂
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Debra,
Oh my my … another Frank-Debra connection! 😉 Cheers to those songs for days gone by.
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Wow!!! Congratulations! Love the way you have written this post too. 42 years married really is something to celebrate!
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Rachel,
Thank you. I tend to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries hurry with a bunch of trivia – but I enjoy researching.
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Wow Frank, I’m kinda speechless. What a set of facts…Jackie Robinson, loved him by the way…the Musical 42nd Street, a real shit kicker of a play that made you wanna jump on the stage and dance. Bill Clinton and his blow job that could be heard around the world. This must have taken you forever to compile. I admire this because as you know, I too swoon when it comes to knowledge, trivial or otherwise. To know is to think.
I truly am impressed.
Susannah
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Susannah,
I had a feeling you would enjoy this. I like research trivia. I’ve done enough of these that I know my resources. Nonetheless, this is how I celebrate birthdays and anniversaries.
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It’s great. What’s really amazing is how many there are. It’ as if you went on a treasure hunt and came back with gold. 🙂
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Just look at my sidebar and noticed I’ve done 41 one of these! (Categories > Salutes > To Numbers).
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Mighty Impressive Frank.
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Future reading when you get bored.
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PS Forgot to say, congrats. To be together that long is awe-inspiring. I bow to you both.
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Thank you.
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it’s kinda what one signs up for…till death do us part…but these days, it’s till I’m bored with myself and blame it on you. In any event Frank, I just LOVED your list. Clever, stirring and awe-inspiring.
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Happy Anniversary to you and Mrs. Angle, Frank! 42 years is pretty amazing. 🙂
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Robin,
Thanks … 42 is a long time … but I can’t foresee 42 more years.
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42 years together – congratulations Frank.
Such an interesting post. Particularly the tidbits about Lewis Carroll.
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Colline,
Thank you. The Lewis Carrol tidbits may have been the biggest surprise in the research. Even stranger is that I like researching for factoids like this. 🙂
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Happy Anniversary! Have you found the meaning of life, reaching this number?
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Trent,
Thank you. The meaning of life? Oh yes – embrace the goodness.
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Congratulations on the anniversary! That’s quite a compendium. I didn’t count, but I think more than 42 things there😉 I love the vacuum tube through the earth bit. And is it possible we’ll get “the Beast” out of office 6 months before his term ends?
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Eilene,
Thank you … and welcome to one of my bountiful of trivia posts. This is what I generally do for celebrations as birthdays and anniversaries. I love the vacuum tidbit too! In terms of the Beast, I don’t think so.
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Many interesting factoids, which, if I can remember, may come in handy during Jeopardy viewings.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
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Tara,
Thank you … and I imagine some of these are Jeopardy worthy!
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Always enjoy these number explorations, Frank. Congratulations on your 42 years of happiness.
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John,
Thank you … and I have that odd trait of enjoying researching stuff like this.
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I know. Better you than me. 😁
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Cincy,
First of all, Happy Anniversary! It’s nice to see there are still some couples that stay together as per the old school rules. I can’t relate, but it’s beautiful stuff. 🙂
As far as 42 goes, impressive list of HOF numbers. I do remember James Worthy well. And of course, ‘Mo. Who was the perfect capper for the number, I think.
Peace, love and 42 years!
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Marc,
Thank you. I thought you would enjoy the multiple references to Mo in this post. Meanwhile, all of those players with retired numbers could play the game!
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I was talking about this with my son recently. The one position the Yankees have had great success with over several decades is closer. From Gossage to Righetti, Farr to Wetteland, Rivera to Robertson to Chapman. On that last count, they bought Aroldis back as a thank you for having delivered them a slew of young talent, LOL
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Congratulations to you both. 👏🏻💞
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Sylvia,
Thank you! … and I believe you & hubby have more years than us. Congrats!
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Yes we do. It will be 53 years in December. 😯
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Cheers to that! Clink
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Thank you.
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Your unique take on 42 and combining every element that earth displays is truly a beautiful thing. The videos are awesome! Music is the cure to everything.
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Charlie,
Thank you. This is an example of one of my quirks – enjoying researching odd stuff! Cheers to music!!!!
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You welcome, Frank.
Odd stuff is the best to research – you find so many interesting topics that really no one talks about. I love it. 🙂
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Absolutely!
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Congrats on the 42nd anniversary, Frank! As always, your grasp of numbers awes me 🙂
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Lynn!!!
Welcome back! Hope all is well with you. I’m sure your garden is in full spring glory. Fortunately for me, I like researching the Internet for this stuff. … and thanks for the celebratory greeting.
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Happy 42nd Anniversary to you and Ms. Angle! Wishing you many more years of happiness!
We’ll be celebrating 41 this year.
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Whoa…some very fascinating facts here! Happy (belated) anniversary wishes to you and Mrs. Frank. Here’s to the next 42.🎊
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Congratulations Frank
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Thank you, Drew!
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I always adore your number posts. They’re always informative, and very interesting.
I also adore Hall and Oates.
Thank you Frank! 😀
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Wow. Such interesting stuff, Frank!
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Betsy,
Thanks. Amazing how a collection of trivial factoids gets so much praise … but ah ha … but it’s all about the celebration.
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Neat that you take the trouble to find all that info for us!
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Oddly enough … I like doing research.
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Fascinating post Frank and congratulations on being married for 42 years! 🙂
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E R,
Thank you! Hope all is well in Whales.
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All good, thank you. 🙂
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