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Trivia: Starting in season 4, the number "47" appears in the dialog of several episodes (from station numbers to codes to percentages). This comes from one of the executive story editor and writer, Joe Manosky (who joined TNG in season 4). Manosky was in a club during college called "The 47 Society" and the number was written in as an inside joke. It carried its way through Voyager, DS9, and films. Writer and producer, Rick Berman, once joked "47 is 42 corrected for inflation."

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Trivia: Most of the time when the crew plays poker, they do what's known as "string betting", Riker is especially notorious for doing this. String betting is calling the current bet and then raising in the same turn. It's not allowed in most poker games. You either call or raise (or fold) but not both. Since this is the future (where rules can change) and they're friendly games, it's more a point of trivia than a mistake. But can still be cringeworthy to watch.

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