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universe, towels are regarded as indispensable equipment for experienced travellers, since they can be put to a wide variety of uses. Consequently, a person who can quickly adapt to virtually any new situation is said to know where their towel is. The logic behind this statement is presented in
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Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is known but not the question. The puzzle first appeared in
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in base 13?' As if.) So I thought that just for a change I would actually construct a puzzle and see how many people solved it. Of course, nobody paid it any attention. I think that's terribly significant.
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Darlington, David (April 2007). "Script Doctors: Chris Chibnall".
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2725:Zebrowski, George (30 June 2008).
2558:from the original on 19 April 2015
2527:from the original on 24 March 2012
2513:Jennings, Ken (16 February 2011).
2242:from the original on 27 April 2018
1998:"Douglas Adams and the cult of 42"
1977:from the original on 10 March 2008
1853:from the original on 10 March 2008
1111:The only entry about Earth in the
800:confirmed this was a reference to
201:"That's it. That's all there is."
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3031:Life, the Universe and Everything
2894:from the original on 14 July 2006
2861:from the original on 14 July 2020
2588:from the original on 16 June 2018
2467:"Interview: Mark King – Level 42"
2386:from the original on 18 July 2011
2210:from the original on 30 June 2017
2184:from the original on 27 July 2011
1911:"Lewis Carroll and Douglas Adams"
1737:from the original on 2 March 2008
1698:Life, the Universe and Everything
1581:Adams, Douglas (1 January 1980).
1498:Farndale, Nigel (20 March 2008).
813:is so named because show creator
337:training videos. Cleese needed a
267:Life, the Universe and Everything
131:to supposedly make way for a new
3214:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2831:from the original on 25 May 2018
2416:from the original on 14 May 2006
1996:Gill, Peter (3 September 2013).
1915:CBS Interactive Business Library
1725:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1677:from the original on 26 May 2017
1462:Adams, Tim (17 September 2006).
1075:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1066:with the words "DON'T PANIC" on
1004:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
542:Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
463:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
413:Problems playing this file? See
391:
2916:Gill, Peter (3 February 2011).
2792:Kornblum, Janet (24 May 2001).
2502:. No. 381. pp. 24–30.
2122:from the original on 2 May 2011
1909:Nediger, Will (February 2005).
1785:This interview is contained on
659:On the Internet and in software
401:An excerpt from Douglas Adams'
2855:mostlyharmlesseconometrics.com
2851:"Mostly Harmless Econometrics"
1035:" in reference to the series.
645:What number is represented by
253:, which can be expressed as 42
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2264:DUST 514 Seeding The Universe
1965:Vernon, Mark (7 March 2008).
1589:. National Geographic Books.
1428:Gribbin, John (26 May 1990).
1080:the first novel in the series
750:SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
3356:Fiordichthys slartibartfasti
1942:The Mystery of Lewis Carroll
1054:Knowing where one's towel is
996:is a phrase on the cover of
852:said, "It is and it isn't."
775:, a radio telescope used by
3197:Marvin the Paranoid Android
2374:"Interview with David Fury"
1700:. New York: Harmony Books.
1250:Go stick your head in a pig
1183:In chapter 17 of the novel
586:row- and column-major order
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3137:The Original Radio Scripts
3066:Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
1775:– via Google Groups.
1217:
1138:and its sequels. Also, in
1129:The Star Trek Encyclopedia
1048:Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
986:Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
965:In season 2, episode 4 of
868:science fiction television
759:The Google 1st generation
731:In the 2001 computer game
198:"Six by nine. Forty two."
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958:franchise. When producer
436:, Adams' collaborator on
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2436:"Coldplay: Viva La Vida"
2204:"TIFF Specification 5.0"
1822:Douglas Adams at the BBC
1304:The Star-Spangled Banner
1244:relates that the words "
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844:if the song's title was
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790:4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42
782:In the American TV show
629:What number do the blue-
475:The Hunting of the Snark
366:first broadcast "42" in
3293:Somebody else's problem
2881:"Not entirely unlike X"
2692:Adams, Douglas (1979).
1696:Adams, Douglas (1982).
1539:Adams, Douglas (1979).
1410:Somebody Else's Problem
1379:In the 2020 video game
1220:Sirius (disambiguation)
1006:itself has outsold the
904:, writes that Watson's
792:. In an interview with
219:garbage in, garbage out
3349:Erechthias beeblebroxi
3299:Encyclopedia Galactica
2763:"Elon Musk on Twitter"
2546:Behm, Martina (2010).
2465:Carter, Mandy (2006).
2340:Hayes, Jacqui (2010).
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1944:. London: Haus Books.
1843:"What on earth is 42?"
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810:The Kumars at No. 42
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3081:The Salmon of Doubt
2937:Smith, Mol (2007).
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1275:polyphonic ringtone
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767:Cultural references
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