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 === Events ===
 * A Tesla machine once caused an [[earthquake]].
-* Edison mentions how he once offered Tesla a [[job]] on the [[factory floor]] of his [[company]] and that he ended up digging [[ditch]]es for two [[buck]]s a [[day]].
+* Edison mentions how he once offered Tesla a [[job]] on the [[factory floor]] of his [[company]] and that he ended up digging [[ditch]]es for two [[Dollar|bucks]] a [[day]].
 === Currency ===
 * Tesla requires an [[investor|investment]] of [[50000 (number)|50,000]] [[dollar]]s.
+=== Cultural references from the real world ===
+* Graham calls the train they travel in the [[Orient Express]].
+*The Doctor calls the Queen of the Skithra a queen of "shreds and patches," referencing a lyric from the [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operetta ''The Mikado''.
 === Individuals ===
-* [[Brady (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr. Brady]] notes about [[Mars]]-stories, but Dorothy debunks them as unbelievable stories from [[the Times]].
-* Mr Brady notes that he won't invest in [[fairy tale]]s.
+*[[Brady (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Mr Brady]] notes that he won't invest in [[fairy tale]]s.
-* The [[Foreman (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Foreman]] thinks [[Bill Tallow]] was killed by [[electrical shock]].
+* The [[Foreman (Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror)|Foreman]] thinks [[Bill Tallow]] was killed by an [[Electricity|electrical]] shock.
-* Graham calls the train they travel in the [[Orient Express]].
 * Ryan hesitates to jump from one train department to another because of his [[dyspraxia]].
 * The Doctor notes that Tesla dreamt up the [[20th century]] before it happened and that he could have been a [[billionaire]] if he hadn't torn up his [[contract]].
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 * Anyone wanting to speak with Edison has to make an appointment with [[Thomas Edison's secretary|his secretary]].
 * Edison had dinner with Harold Green and [[Harold Green's wife|his wife]] a [[week]] previously.
-* The [[Queen of the Skithra]] herself has come to steal Tesla.
 === Science ===
-* A [[scientist]] in Edison's lab uses [[grounding coil]].
+* A [[scientist]] in Edison's lab uses a [[grounding coil]].
 * The Doctor uses [[ammonium nitrate]], some green stuff and [[zinc]] to trap the "alien Harold Green".
-* The [[Queen of the Skithra]] taunts [[the Doctor]] by asking her if she has "ever seen a [[dead planet]]".
+* The [[Queen of the Skithra]] taunts the Doctor by asking her if she has "ever seen a [[dead planet]]".
 === Species ===
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 * Graham notes Edison is in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on the [[QT (term)|QT]].
 * The Doctor tries to [[high five]] Tesla but notes it's too early.
-* The Doctor calls the Queen of the Skithra a queen of "shreds and patches," referencing a lyric from the [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operetta ''The Mikado''.
+* Graham notes that this is not their "first rodeo". Ryan notes they've never been to a [[rodeo]].
-* Graham notes that this is not their "first [[A rodeo (expression)|rodeo]]". Ryan notes they've never been to a [[rodeo]].
 === Companies ===
 * [[Thomas Edison]] is making a speech in front of [[The Edison Electric Illuminating Company]].
-* The [[newspaper]] ''[[New York Bugle]]'' reported on Tesla's message from [[Mars]] in [[1903]].
+* The [[newspaper]] ''[[New York Bugle]]'' reported on Tesla's message from [[Mars]] in [[1903]]. Mr. Brady mentions Mars-stories, but Dorothy debunks them as unbelievable stories from [[the Times]].
 * [[Schrauder and Sons]] is a [[5 (number)|5]] and [[10 (number)|10]][[cent|¢]] store.
-* There's a [[H.J. Bradshaw]].
+*[[H.J. Bradshaw]] is a [[grocery store]] on Long Island.
-* There's a [[restaurant]] selling [[coffee]], [[sandwich]]es, [[tea]], [[cake]]s and [[chocolate]].
+* A [[restaurant]] is seen to be selling [[coffee]], [[sandwich]]es, [[tea]], [[cake]]s and [[chocolate]].
-* There's an [[Old Ale House]] that sells [[whisky]].
+* The [[Old Ale House]] sells [[whisky]].
-* There's a [[K.L. Simmons Stores]].
+*[[K.L. Simmons Stores]] is a shop located on Long Island.
 === Technology ===
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 ** Tesla would call a radar an [[exploring ray]].
 * The Doctor is an expert in [[high-speed inventing]] and can rig a [[bypass]].
-* The Skithra Queen has a [[Venusian]] [[spaceship]], that the [[Skithra]] has dubbed the [[Throne Ship of the Skithra]]. They have also stolen a [[Klendov warp drive]] and a [[Dullirian resonator]], as well as a [[starship power source]].
+* The Skithra Queen has a [[Venusian]] [[spaceship]], that the Skithra has dubbed the [[Throne Ship of the Skithra]]. They have also stolen a [[Klendov warp drive]] and a [[Dullirian resonator]], as well as a [[starship power source]].
 * The Skithra stole an [[electrical condenser]].
 * Tesla detected the Mars signal by using his [[Teslascope]].
 * The Doctor has a [[Braxium Bouncer Mark III]] in her [[tool box]] that she once found at a [[bazaar]].
-* The Doctor blinds the [[Queen of the Skithra]] with a [[camera]].
+* The Doctor blinds the Queen of the Skithra with a [[camera]].
-* Nikola Tesla notes that [[Dimensional transcendentalism|the TARDIS's internal dimensions transcend the external]].
+* Tesla notes that [[Dimensional transcendentalism|the TARDIS's internal dimensions transcend the external]].
 * Tesla has planning papers for the [[Wardenclyffe Power Plant Prototype]].
 * Tesla uses a [[magnifying transformer]] to pump [[volt]]s into his power plant's tunnel.