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""The meaning of life is 42." - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy, Primary Phase (radio), 1978."

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January 1, 1970

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For example, the Question does not appear in the original radio series; in the Tertiary Phase series from 2004 it is claimed that knowing the Question and the Answer at once would cause the Universe to end. In the original UK TV series, the Question is stated as "what do you get if you multiply six by nine?", thus proving that "something is fundamentally wrong with the universe".

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For example, the Question does not appear in the original radio series; in the Tertiary Phase series from 2004 it is claimed that knowing the Question and the Answer at once would cause the Universe to end. In the original UK TV series, the Question is stated as "what do you get if you multiply six by nine?", thus proving that "something is fundamentally wrong with the universe".