Molybdenum

Molybdenum? you say. I know you all knew that that atomic number of Molybdenum is, of course, 42!

Molybdenum (Mo) from the Greek meaning "lead-like", is a refractory metallic element used principally as an alloying agent in steel, cast iron, and superalloys to enhance hardenability, strength, toughness, and wear and corrosion resistance.

The world's largest producers of molybdenum materials are the United States, Canada, Chile, Russia, and China. Molybdenum was discovered in 1778 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele and first isolated in 1781 by Peter Jacob Hjelm.

Teen Wolf

Guess who was sporting The Number in the 1985 film Teen Wolf?

That's right, Michael J. Fox in his role as high school student Scott Howard who finds himself transforming into a werewolf. A basketball superstar werewolf in fact.

Level 42

Level 42 was formed in 1980 as a jazz-funk fusion band. Band members Mark King and Phil Gould both claim to have been reading Douglas Adams' comical science fiction novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy wherein the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything, is The Number. Therefore The Number was suggested as a name for the band.

Teeball at The White House

President George W. Bush holds up a commemorative baseball jersey with Jackie Robinson's number 42 presented to him by players from Robinson's playing era at the White House Tee Ball Game Sunday, July 15, 2007.

Tee Ball players wore The Number to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson.