Don't Panic
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"Don't Panic" is the iconic reassuring slogan prominently displayed on the cover of the fictional guidebook in Douglas Adams' comic science fiction series *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don't Panic canonical | 4 |
| Don’t Panic | 3 |
| "DON'T PANIC" | 1 |
| DON'T PANIC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T119932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Panic Context triple: [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, notablePhrase, Don't Panic]
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A.
Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that explores vulnerability and the courage to pursue a deep, transformative love.
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B.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
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C.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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D.
The Edge of Forever
"The Edge of Forever" is a widely acclaimed episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origin, evolution, and ultimate fate of the universe.
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E.
Mostly Harmless
Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final novel in Douglas Adams's comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the misadventures of Arthur Dent in an absurd and satirical universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don't Panic Target entity description: "Don't Panic" is the iconic reassuring slogan prominently displayed on the cover of the fictional guidebook in Douglas Adams' comic science fiction series *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*.
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A.
Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that explores vulnerability and the courage to pursue a deep, transformative love.
-
B.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
-
C.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
-
D.
The Edge of Forever
"The Edge of Forever" is a widely acclaimed episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the origin, evolution, and ultimate fate of the universe.
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E.
Mostly Harmless
Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final novel in Douglas Adams's comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, continuing the misadventures of Arthur Dent in an absurd and satirical universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catchphrase
ⓘ
fictional element ⓘ fictional slogan ⓘ motto ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage adaptations)
|
| associatedWith |
Arthur Dent
ⓘ
Ford Prefect ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional guidebook)
interstellar hitchhiking ⓘ science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| capitalization | uppercase ⓘ |
| color | large friendly letters ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
used as a humorous admonition to stay calm
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widely quoted in popular culture ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic phrase
ⓘ
reassuring slogan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe
|
| firstAppearance |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series)
|
| genre | comic science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to provide humorous contrast to dangerous situations
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to reassure interstellar hitchhikers ⓘ to reduce anxiety ⓘ |
| hasOppositeConcept | panic ⓘ |
| hasQuotationStatus | catchphrase from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
ⓘ
reassuring ⓘ |
| inspired | real-world use of the phrase as a humorous calming slogan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationInFiction | front cover of the Guide ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-known lines from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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being printed in large friendly letters on the Guide's cover ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise
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| printedOn | cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional guidebook) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film soundtrack track titles and marketing) ⓘ |
| theme | calmness in the face of absurd cosmic danger ⓘ |
| usedAs |
informal motto by fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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slogan on merchandise related to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ |
| writtenForm |
Don't Panic
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"DON'T PANIC"
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Don't Panic Description of subject: "Don't Panic" is the iconic reassuring slogan prominently displayed on the cover of the fictional guidebook in Douglas Adams' comic science fiction series *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"DON'T PANIC"
subject surface form:
"Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan)
this entity surface form:
Don’t Panic
this entity surface form:
Don’t Panic
this entity surface form:
Don’t Panic