Fatto generale: 242 is the rumored time for the release of Radiohead's pre-sale for their 2012 tour.
Fatto matematico: 242 is the smallest n for which n, n+1, n+2, and n+3 have the same number of divisors.
Trivia: 242 is the number of a notable UN Security Council resolution pertaining to the Arab/Israeli conflict.
Data storica: August 29th is the day in 1911 that Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.