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>>22575645
>42.42

>In the tech world, specifically the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), 42 is the code for the asterisk symbol, which signifies a wildcard character on the keyboard.

>Wildcard characters are generally used to replace other characters or to symbolise ~the unknown~.
>And finally, in Risk – the board game about world domination – the map is divided into 42 territories.
>Perhaps the most compelling piece of evidence is this: Donated blood lasts only 42 days. So maybe it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything after all.

So what do you think? Is the number 42 the answer to life?