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What the importance of the number 42?
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Gusman · 61-69, M
It is the Atomic Number of Molybdenum.
It designates the Orion Nebular - Messier object M42
In Egyptian mythology, there are 42 questions asked of persons making their journey through Death.
There are 42 generations (names) in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Genealogy of Jesus.
God sent bears to maul 42 of the teenage boys who mocked Elisha for his baldness (2 Kings 2:23).
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has 42 illustrations.
"42" is one of the tracks on Coldplay's 2008 album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.
There are 42 laws in the game of cricket
There are 42 elevators in the Rockefeller Center.