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

The teleporter in Star Trek was conceived because budget limitations prevented expensive shots of spaceships landing on planets

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

The two alien characters in the Simpsons are named after a Klingon warrior and "Kodos the Executioner" in the original Star Trek series

Time magazine named the Simpsons the best TV show of the 20th century

Matt Groening revealed that the yellow color of characters on the Simpsons was chosen to make the show stand out when channel surfers were flipping through the channels