Douglas Adam once pitched a Doctor Who inspired screenplay called “Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen.” The rejected script went on to become the third novel in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series: Life, the Universe, and Everything.

The Japan-based YKK corporation manufactures half the world’s zipper supply—roughly seven billion zippers per year.

Speedrunning is the art of completing a video game, or part of it, in the fastest time possible. Speedrunners use careful planning, novel strategies, and often make use of game glitches as well to finish games in record time.