Now You Know
-Television was first introduced to the American public at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.

-A total of 369 Dodge Chargers were used as the General Lee car throughout the course of The Dukes of Hazzard (because the car took so much wear and tear).

-Ben Jones (Cooter) on Hazzard was actually a U.S. congressman in the late '80s but lost his reelection bid to Newt Gingrich.

-MASH, set during the Korean War, lasted 11 seasons. The actual Korean War lasted three years.

-In the Italian version of The A-Team, B.A. is known as P.E., or Pessimo Elemento ("terrible element").
-Barney Fife kept one bullet in his shirt pocket and his citation booklet in his cap.

-On Magnum P.I., producers wanted Orson Welles to be revealed as Robin Masters, but Welles died before the series ended its run.

-Jorge Garcia (Hurley) missed his sister's wedding to shoot an episode of Lost.

-Wisteria Lane includes houses used that have appeared on-screen numerous times in the past. Their names include the "Hardy Boys House," the "Leave It to Beaver House," the "Providence House," and the "Animal House."

-On 24, each episode is supposed to take one hour of real time, but in actuality, three minutes are gradually added to the timer during the commercial breaks. The last three minutes of air time are used for commercials, station identification, and scenes from the next episode.

-On CSI, under the glass top of Grissom's desk, there is a photo of the series's executive producer, Jerry Bruckheimer.

-On The Office, Dwight has a "Froggy 101" bumper sticker on the filing cabinet next to his desk. Froggy 101 is the top-rated country-western station in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the setting for the show.

-On 24, cast members are required to have their hair trimmed every five days.

-Scrubs was originally planned to air on ABC, but then ABC turned it down and NBC picked up the show.

-The first TV broadcasts with a modern level of definition (240-plus lines) were made in England in 1936.

Sources: IMDB.com, Wikipedia.com, ClassicTV.about.com