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* The Israeli Army issues two pairs of dog tags, one around the neck and the other worn in a pocket in the boot-just in case a soldier has his head blown off. it's mentioned at the beginning of ''Battle Los Angeles'', though with US troops. |
* The Israeli Army issues two pairs of dog tags, one around the neck and the other worn in a pocket in the boot-just in case a soldier has his head blown off. it's mentioned at the beginning of ''Battle Los Angeles'', though with US troops. |
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* [[Amber Benson]], of ''[[Buffy]]'' fame, refused to return to the show once her character was killed off. Her reasoning was she knew that [[Joss Whedon]] would have done something horrible to Tara, or used her as part of a [[Plan]] to kill Willow. |
* [[Amber Benson]], of ''[[Buffy]]'' fame, refused to return to the show once her character was killed off. Her reasoning was she knew that [[Joss Whedon]] would have done something horrible to Tara, or used her as part of a [[Plan]] to kill Willow. |
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* [[Amish|The Amish]] may abstain from most technological conveniences, but they're hardly ignorant of the world at large. They're quite [[Genre Savvy]] about the world they live in. |
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* You know those warning labels on ''everything''? [[Obvious Rule Patch|In many cases, they actually have a lawsuit behind it.]] Companies learn fast, and don't forget. |
* You know those warning labels on ''everything''? [[Obvious Rule Patch|In many cases, they actually have a lawsuit behind it.]] Companies learn fast, and don't forget. |
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* The point of science is to get [[Genre Savvy]] about how the universe works. With the proper understanding of the [[Lightning Can Do Anything|electricity]] and [[ |
* The point of science is to get [[Genre Savvy]] about how the universe works. With the proper understanding of the [[Lightning Can Do Anything|electricity]] and [[Mathematics/Trivia|maths]] tropes, we invented computers, the internet, and [[TV Tropes]]. |
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* Half of taking an exam is knowing the answers, and half is knowing how they'll ask the questions. For example, with questions like "Here are 3 statements: explain whether they are true or false," 2 will be true and the other will be false. This gives a good shortcut to getting the right answers. |
* Half of taking an exam is knowing the answers, and half is knowing how they'll ask the questions. For example, with questions like "Here are 3 statements: explain whether they are true or false," 2 will be true and the other will be false. This gives a good shortcut to getting the right answers. |
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