In the USA, before TV was on 24 hours, there was a nightly sign off where the Star-Spangled Banner was played while some American imagery such as the American flag was shown before the TV cut to static. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/arts/television/national-anthem-tv.html
The popular idiom “over and out” from TV and movies makes no sense in actual radio communications because “over” means you want a reply and “out” means you do not expect a reply. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/over_and_out
The Game Of Thrones season 8 premiere was pirated nearly 55 million times in a single day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/17/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-piracy/
Lonely people are more likely to binge-watch tv – WTF fun facts
Our relationships to fictional characters – WTF fun fact
Man wins an elephant in the Price is Right – WTF fun fact
