42
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42 is The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. 42 was discovered in 1979 by Douglas Adams. However, before this, 42 was thought to be just a number.
In sports
- The jersey number of Jackie Robinson, which is the first and only number retired by all Major League Baseball teams. Although the number was retired in 1997, the last baseball player to wear number 42, Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees, is currently still playing.
- The jersey number of football Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, safety for the San Francisco 49ers who retired his jersey number in 2003.
- The jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired on November 13, 2004 by Arizona State University.
- The number of laws of cricket.
In Math
- Forty-two is a composite number.
- 42 is the only number that equals 40 + 2.
- 39 + 3 = 42
- 6 x 7 = 42
- 50 - 8 = 42
