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/TenSpeedtheBicycle 3h ago

JANE'S any aircraft theatre (Jane's WWII Fighters)

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u/IntrovertChild 36m ago

As a kid I did wonder who the heck was this lady that made so many military sims.