Star Trek: 10 Secrets Of The Enterprise D You Need To Know

5. It Was Full Of Cat S**t

The most advanced ship in the fleet, the greatest technical marvel ever ushered in by humanity, the USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D was, irrefutably, absolutely covered in cat s**t.

Top to tail, stern to stem, inside and out, the entire thing, just totally caked in feline blasting powder and I'm not even making this up. Don't worry though, this isn't some incredible bottle episode you might have missed, where Spot mutinies on the rest of the crew and, instead of sharpening his claws on the soft furnishings around the warp core, enacts a dirty protest in Ten Forward, this is real life.

The soundstage used to film episodes of The Next Generation was, at various points, inhabited by packs of feral cats. The studios at Paramount Picture's home in Hollywood California had a recurring problem with the creatures, and leaving the sets unattended between seasons would normally see them find their way back in.

Ironic, really. Humanity had mastered the entirely non-trivial challenge of intergalactic spaceflight but still hadn't figured out how to stop small, furry animals from curling one out on the nice carpets.