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TIL that Frank Silva, a set dresser on the pilot of Twin Peaks, was given the role of Bob by accident, after a reflection of his face in a mirror was accidentally captured by the camera during filming. When series creator David Lynch saw Silva’s face, he liked it so much he kept it in the show.

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