r/todayilearned • u/DueNeedleworker5036 • 4h ago

TIL that the Civilizations games (and others) include creator Sid Meier's name in the title because Robin Williams joked that it would help sell more copies of 1987's Sid Meier's Pirates.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier#MicroProse
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u/hulksmash1234 4h ago

You’re about to learn of his peaceful ways, by threat of nuclear war

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u/JonatasA 1h ago

The Mahatma Project are backed by nuclear weapons.