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TIL That there is an Enigma message that hasn't been broken yet

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GAA4J TIL the Reno 911! pilot was conceived and shot in 5 days. The team had worked on a series of pilots, one of which, after a year's worth of development, was terminated the day before shooting. The team asked if they could make another pilot (Reno 911!) with the remaining funds, and executives agreed.
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