* 42 people died at Chernobl
* 42-79 gigahertz is the natural vibration of human DNA
* 42-79 gigahertz is the natural vibration of white mouse DNA
* A marathon is 42km
* A 42mph wind brought down the original Tacoma bridge in the state of Washington in the 1930's
* A first star was found that has a planet circling around it. It is 42 light years away from earth
* Elvis's father died at the age of 42
* If you drilled a frictionless hole through the earth from one point to another it would take 42 minutes for gravity to pull you from one side of the tunnel to the other
* Only 42% of the 2nd class passengers on the Titanic survived
* There are 42 eyes in a deck of cards
* The right arm of the Statue of Liberty is 42 feet long
* There were 42 events at the first modern Olympics
* There are 42 rooms, including baths but excluding closets, in the White House
* The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees
* The Cuban Missile Crisis was over the placement of 42 Soviet missiles in Cuba
* There were 42 generations between Abraham and Jesus
* The tank of a "Ford Fiesta" holds 42 gallons of gas
* The tank of a "GMC Suburban" holds 42 gallons of gas
* The first book printed on the Gutenburg press was a Bible with 42 lines on each page
* There is very often a 42 on the zipper of Levi's jeans
* There are 42 gallons in a barrel of oil
* The physical constants in the universe are the speed of light and the diameter of a proton. It takes light 10 to the -42nd of a seconds to cross the diameter of a proton
* Elvis died at the age of 42
* This sentence is forty-two characters long
* Dogs have a total of 42 teeth over their lifetimes.