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x6bY0 Today I learned the longest running joke in the movie Airplane! is the jet has the sound of propeller engines.
nWJeo TIL Frank Sinatra passed away during the night of Seinfeld's final episode, and his ambulance was able to quickly reach the hospital due to the reduced traffic resulting from the widespread viewership.
m1ZlY TIL about the final episode of the TV show Howdy Doody. To save money the three different actors who played Clarabell the clown over the 13-year run were not allowed to speak, but communicated through mime and a horn. The series ended with Clarabell looking into the camera to say "Goodbye, kids."