26Deforest Kelly
Deforest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) didn't speak to Shatner for almost 2 years because Shatner laughed when he told him his dog died
27. The "Vulcan nerve pinch" concept on Star Trek (1966) was invented by Leonard Nimoy when he and the series' writers were trying to figure out how an unarmed Spock could overpower an adversary without resorting to violence.
28. The Klingon language was first developed by James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty). He devised the language's basic sound, first few words, and phrases.
29. William Shatner was so cash-strapped after Star Trek was canceled in 1969 that he ended up living out of his pickup truck.
30. Eddie Murphy wanted a starring role in Star Trek IV The Voyage Home. A part was written for him, but he ultimately disliked it and chose to make The Golden Child. Murphy later said this decision was a mistake.
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31Seven of Nine attire
The costume worn by Star Trek's Seven of Nine had to be modified after an error was made measuring the original. The bad fit cut off the blood supply from her carotid artery, causing her to pass out twice and require medical intervention. The costume was modified to stop it from happening again.
32. Chris Hemsworth's first movie role was in Star Trek (2009). He played Kirk's father who dies in the opening sequence of the film.
33. The Despicable Me Franchise has a higher grossing revenue than Iron Man, Terminator, Star Trek, and even Toy Story.
34. The Sternocleidomastoid (neck muscle) is often included by creature designers to alien characters to make them seem more attractive and familiar as the muscle is a uniquely mammalian feature. C-3PO has them in the form of pistons on his neck, and so do the good guys in Star Trek.
35. The actress who played Vina/Orion Slave Girl in the Original Star Trek's 'The Menagerie' was on a plane that suddenly dropped from 35,000ft to 6,000ft. To recover, she learned how to fly & became the 4th woman to fly a single-engine aircraft solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She is Susan Oliver.
36Benedict Cumberbatch
Star Trek's Benedict Cumberbatch forfeited his chances to go to Oxford University and Cambridge University because he discovered "pot, girls and music" and "got lazy" during his last term of the British equivalent of high school.
37. Being a Star Trek fan can get you a $500 college scholarship from an organization called Starfleet.
38. An episode of Star Trek The Next Generation was banned in Ireland and the UK because it referenced how Ireland was unified in 2024 after a successful terrorist campaign
39. The Bat'leth (a Klingon sword from Star Trek) is classified as a weapon and has been used in several real-world crimes
40. The worst Star Trek Next Generation episode is widely regarded to be "Shades of Gray". It was a previous clip show created due to a lack of funds left over from other episodes during the second season and the writer, Maurice Hurley, refers to it as a "piece of shit".
41Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall, while filming Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country, posed for photos on the Enterprise bridge wearing nothing but Vulcan ears. Fearing harm to the franchise, Leonard Nimoy had the photos destroyed.
42. The 'Warp Core' shown in "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is not a set piece or prop, but actually the experimental nuclear fusion reactor at The National Ignition Facility.
43. Las Vegas Almost Built a Full-Scale USS Enterprise From STAR TREK. The project had to fund but was blocked by the CEO of Paramount.
44. The developers of 'Star Trek'(2009) hosted a screening in Austin publicized as that of 'The Wrath of Khan'. A few minutes into Khan, the film appeared to melt and Leonard Nimoy appeared on stage with the hosts, asking the audience, "wouldn't you rather see the new movie?" before a preview.
45. Patrick Stewart was so skeptical about the success of "Star Trek" that he didn't unpack his bag for six weeks.
46Ferengi
In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Ferengi were initially created to succeed the Klingons as the new villainous arch rivals of the Federation. After their debut episode, they were rewritten to subsequently be comic foils due to producers finding their appearance comical and non-threatening.
47. Some fans of Star Trek: Voyager remember an episode where Chakotay died and was brought back several episodes later without explanation. When asked about this episode at a convention, Robert Beltran said that his character had never died and that he had no memory of such an episode.
48. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (Lucy and Ricky on "I Love Lucy") not only saved "Star Trek" from cancellation in 1966 but also helped produce it.
49. Nichelle Nichols did not dislike wearing Uhura's very short Starfleet uniform on 'Star Trek' (1966-1969). She later said, "I was wearing them on the street. What's wrong with wearing them on the air? I wore 'em on airplanes. It was the era of the miniskirt. Everybody wore miniskirts."
50. Star Trek hyposprays were invented to get around NBC's ban on showing syringes on television.
