Sitcoms

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The laugh track in sitcoms wasn't always recorded live; early sitcoms often used canned laughter from previous shows, or even generic sound effects libraries. elaborate share

Romance

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The word "romance" originally referred to works written in the vernacular Romances languages (like French or Spanish), as opposed to Latin. elaborate share

Strategy Games

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The board game *Go*, one of the oldest strategy games still played, has more possible game positions than there are atoms in the observable universe. elaborate share

Pop

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The word "pop" as a music genre is a shortened version of "popular music". elaborate share

Comedy

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The word "comedy" comes from the Greek word "komoidia," meaning "revel song" or "village revel." elaborate share

Fantasy

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The word "fantasy" comes from the Greek word "phantasia," meaning imagination or apparition. elaborate share