Casa Bonita from South Park is a real restaurant in Denver

South Park holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Swearing in an Animated Series."

Contrary to popular belief, the line "Beam me up, Scotty" is never said in the Star Trek series or films

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