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X-FILES
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During a scene in a graveyard the camera pans past a headstone, which bears the names Diana and Nicholas Salinger with the year of death 1994. This is a reference to the late parents of the Salinger family featured in another Fox show, Party of Five.

The number 1121 also appears often; it is creator Chris Carter's wife's birthday.

Recurring use of the number "1013"; Ten Thirteen is the name of Chris Carter's production company, and his birthday is October 13th

William B. Davis (I), who plays the "cigarette-smoking man," is a non-smoker. The cigarettes he uses in his scenes aren't tobacco, they're herbal.

"Mulder" is Chris Carter's mother's maiden name. Mulder's first name, Fox, is the name of Carter's childhood friend. "Scully" was the name of Dodgers sports announcer Vin Scully, to whom Carter listened as a child. In the episode "The Unnatural," the voice announcing the Dodgers game is none other than Vin Scully.

The series' science consultant, Anne Simon, a virologist at the University of Massachusetts, wrote a non-fiction book in 1999 entitled: "The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants."

Running for 9 seasons, this is one of if not the longest-running American-made science fiction series to date. (The world record holder is Britain's "Doctor Who" (1963) with 26 seasons).

In the episode "Arcadia" (1999) Mulder and Scully go undercover and use the aliases: Rob and Laura Petrie - the names of the characters played by Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore on "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961)

In the final episode it is revealed that on December 22, 2012, aliens will invade and take over the world. In reality, December 23, 2012 is the day the ancient Mayan calendar will end.

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