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TIL that thanks to the transitive property of TV crossovers, Friends, Cheers, Seinfeld, MASH, and The Dick Van Dyke show all take place on the same universe

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VBRvm TIL in 1977 a famous Italian Footballer attempted to prank a friend, who owned a jewelry shop, by pretending to be a robber, he was shot dead on the spot.
enMn TIL Godzilla is a part of the Marvel Universe and has even interacted with The Avengers
jVOR TIL Rather than use the marketing budget on ads for Total War-Rome, the game developers hired a group to create (entertaining) Youtube videos about the Punic Wars and Roman History. And, they suggested this group not mention or market the game, “Just teach history”.
nmnB TIL the first car to use a rear-view mirror was driven by inaugural Indy 500 winner Ray Harroun to see the cars catching up behind him
K0Dw TIL 1930’s starlet Hedy Lamarr invented a new technology to stop Nazi’s from jamming Navy torpedoes, but the idea was rejected until 1962 and implemented during the Cold War. Her frequency hopping technology is also the basis for modern Bluetooth.