Here are 10 obscure Star Trek secrets that took years to discover

Gene Roddenberry wrote these lyrics in order to legally receive 50% of the royalties for the song.

The original series theme song composed by Alexander Courage is one of the best in Trek .

The Gorn first appeared in the classic Original Series episode Arena in a sadly dated costume that didn't do much to sell them as a legitimate threat.

Another reboot of the Gorn was planned for Trek , specifically for the 2009 reboot film.

The Borg were originally planned to be introduced in The Next Generation episode Q Who.

The original plans for the Borg were postponed and then later changed due to a writers strike in 1988 .

Patrick Stewart said the old uniforms were causing him severe back pain.

Nichelle Nichols had to deal with a lot of racist harassment during the first season of the original series.

The main physical model of the original Enterprise was only ever filmed from its right side.

This is because the special effects team decided to run electrical wiring along the left side for the lights.