James Doohan, who played Scotty, was a war hero who stormed Juno beaches during WWII. He lost the middle finger on his right hand during his service
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The teleporter in Star Trek was conceived because budget limitations prevented expensive shots of spaceships landing on planets
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Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura faced so much discrimination due to her role that she considered leaving the show. Martin Luther King Jr convinced her to stay
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All characters in the Simpsons are shown to have four fingers except one who has five: God
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The two alien characters in the Simpsons are named after a Klingon warrior and "Kodos the Executioner" in the original Star Trek series
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Time magazine named the Simpsons the best TV show of the 20th century
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