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* Let's just say anyone who [[One of Us|frequents this very wiki]] who gets their own page, or even a mention on another page (some examples being [http://www.desudesbrigade.com/ the D2 Brigade], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JDmAA3k6fA Brain Scratch Coms], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmUknc-uHao Trask Nari], and [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv Film Brain] to name a few).
* Many of the first astronauts and rocket scientists said they were inspired by science fiction novels and comics they read as children. Wernher von Braun and the VfR may be a particularly straight, if dark, example.
* [[wikipedia:Mae Jemison|Mae Jemison]], the first female black astronaut in space, credits Uhura from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' as her inspiration to become an astronaut.
** Likewise, when another ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan died, her ashes were beamed up with those of James Doohan, who played Scotty.
* Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent who saved Ronald Reagan, became an agent because he was a fan of ''[[Code of the Secret Service]]'', a film about a Secret Service agent played by... Ronald Reagan.
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