USEFUL FACTS
The Star Trek Symbol is recognised as much as the McDonald's Symbol
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Not once did any character ever say " Beam me up Scotty " That is a totally fan made up line
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The first ever use of CGI graphics in movie history was on Star Trek 2 the Wrath of Khan and the company that did it later became known as Pixar Pictures
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Star Trek was the first TV show that went to the big screen cinema
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Star Trek was the first TV show to have a Black and a White skinned actors kiss
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Star Trek was the first TV show that allowed Black skinned actors the chance to play important roles
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Star Trek scanning technology inspired a scientist to invent the Xray Machine
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Star Trek created the fasion of the female mini skirt which started in the 60s and still continues today
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The Star Trek Universe has over 3000 different characters with different back stories, that is nearly 120 times more than any other movie or TV show ever in history
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If you were to add up all the money made from Star Trek since its creation up to current time, the score would be....
$845,521,777,000
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The Galaxy Class starship when designed was compared to the size of Parramount Studios and found the overall layout slightly over lapped the size of the movie studio
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Gene Roddenburry described Star Trek as " Wagon Train to the Stars "
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Kate Mulgrew was not the first actor casted as Captain Janeway, she was the forth
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Eddie Murphy the comedian actor auditioned for the role of Gordi La Forge as was rejected by the Casting Director
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Star Trek is 56 years young this year
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79% of the NASA Astronaut joined because of their childhood love of Star Trek
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Martin Luther King Jr. talked Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) out of leaving Star Trek: The Original Series
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Lucille Ball, from I Love Lucy and head of Star Trek’s parent company Desilu Productions, single handedly kept Star Trek: TOS from cancellation during the first season. The series was finally canceled in its third season, after 79 episodes. It then gained immense popularity in syndication.
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The original actor who played Scotty - James Doohan was a WW2 Hero, he took part in the Normandy landings and single handled rescued several trapped men and himself was shot several times and he lost a finger. He never once brought this up during his time as an actor. What a man what a hero RIP
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Scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory wore “Spock ears” while monitoring the Mariner V on its October 1967 fly-by of Venus.
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The NASA shuttle, the first one constructed was named Enterprise as respect for the boom in science because of Star Trek the Original Series
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In the 1970s the US Navy named their Flag Ship Air Craft Carrier " Enterprise " for respect in Star Trek
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Star Trek: TNG had the highest ratings of any TV running at the time and that continued for nearly 7 years - Critics referred to this Star Trek as " A cash Cow " and " What a Hit "
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Star Trek creation team, the people who make the sets and design the costumes along with the make up people have all won over 500 awards for their work done on Star Trek
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The popular 2009 Star Trek (“Reboot”) movie is the eleventh film in the Star Trek franchise. The film has earned high critical praise and has grossed more revenue than all previous Star Trek films.
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In the 1990s mobile cell phones were shaped into a flip phone idea, this concept was popular for nearly 10 years. What most people didn't know the designer of the phone was inspired by Star Trek Communicators
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The inventor of the touch screen technology that is used everywhere now was inspired by the engineering pads used on Star Trek the Next generation
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When Stephen Hawking appeared on a Next Generation episode he commented when he passed the warp core " I am working on that "
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There is at least one Star Trek Convention held somewhere in the planet every week
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Not once did any character ever say " Beam me up Scotty " That is a totally fan made up line
========================
The first ever use of CGI graphics in movie history was on Star Trek 2 the Wrath of Khan and the company that did it later became known as Pixar Pictures
========================
Star Trek was the first TV show that went to the big screen cinema
========================
Star Trek was the first TV show to have a Black and a White skinned actors kiss
========================
Star Trek was the first TV show that allowed Black skinned actors the chance to play important roles
========================
Star Trek scanning technology inspired a scientist to invent the Xray Machine
========================
Star Trek created the fasion of the female mini skirt which started in the 60s and still continues today
========================
The Star Trek Universe has over 3000 different characters with different back stories, that is nearly 120 times more than any other movie or TV show ever in history
========================
If you were to add up all the money made from Star Trek since its creation up to current time, the score would be....
$845,521,777,000
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The Galaxy Class starship when designed was compared to the size of Parramount Studios and found the overall layout slightly over lapped the size of the movie studio
========================
Gene Roddenburry described Star Trek as " Wagon Train to the Stars "
========================
Kate Mulgrew was not the first actor casted as Captain Janeway, she was the forth
========================
Eddie Murphy the comedian actor auditioned for the role of Gordi La Forge as was rejected by the Casting Director
========================
Star Trek is 56 years young this year
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79% of the NASA Astronaut joined because of their childhood love of Star Trek
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Martin Luther King Jr. talked Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) out of leaving Star Trek: The Original Series
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Lucille Ball, from I Love Lucy and head of Star Trek’s parent company Desilu Productions, single handedly kept Star Trek: TOS from cancellation during the first season. The series was finally canceled in its third season, after 79 episodes. It then gained immense popularity in syndication.
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The original actor who played Scotty - James Doohan was a WW2 Hero, he took part in the Normandy landings and single handled rescued several trapped men and himself was shot several times and he lost a finger. He never once brought this up during his time as an actor. What a man what a hero RIP
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Scientists from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory wore “Spock ears” while monitoring the Mariner V on its October 1967 fly-by of Venus.
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The NASA shuttle, the first one constructed was named Enterprise as respect for the boom in science because of Star Trek the Original Series
========================
In the 1970s the US Navy named their Flag Ship Air Craft Carrier " Enterprise " for respect in Star Trek
========================
Star Trek: TNG had the highest ratings of any TV running at the time and that continued for nearly 7 years - Critics referred to this Star Trek as " A cash Cow " and " What a Hit "
========================
Star Trek creation team, the people who make the sets and design the costumes along with the make up people have all won over 500 awards for their work done on Star Trek
========================
The popular 2009 Star Trek (“Reboot”) movie is the eleventh film in the Star Trek franchise. The film has earned high critical praise and has grossed more revenue than all previous Star Trek films.
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In the 1990s mobile cell phones were shaped into a flip phone idea, this concept was popular for nearly 10 years. What most people didn't know the designer of the phone was inspired by Star Trek Communicators
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The inventor of the touch screen technology that is used everywhere now was inspired by the engineering pads used on Star Trek the Next generation
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When Stephen Hawking appeared on a Next Generation episode he commented when he passed the warp core " I am working on that "
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There is at least one Star Trek Convention held somewhere in the planet every week
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