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=== Events ===
=== Events ===
* A Tesla machine once caused an [[earthquake]].
* 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 ===
=== Currency ===
* Tesla requires an [[investor|investment]] of [[50000 (number)|50,000]] [[dollar]]s.
* 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 ===
=== 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]].
* 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]].
* 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]].
* 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.
* 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 ===
=== 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 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 ===
=== Species ===
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* Graham notes Edison is in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] on the [[QT (term)|QT]].
* 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 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 ===
=== Companies ===
* [[Thomas Edison]] is making a speech in front of [[The Edison Electric Illuminating Company]].
* [[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.
* [[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 ===
=== Technology ===
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** Tesla would call a radar an [[exploring ray]].
** Tesla would call a radar an [[exploring ray]].
* The Doctor is an expert in [[high-speed inventing]] and can rig a [[bypass]].
* 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]].
* The Skithra stole an [[electrical condenser]].
* Tesla detected the Mars signal by using his [[Teslascope]].
* 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 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 has planning papers for the [[Wardenclyffe Power Plant Prototype]].
* Tesla uses a [[magnifying transformer]] to pump [[volt]]s into his power plant's tunnel.
* Tesla uses a [[magnifying transformer]] to pump [[volt]]s into his power plant's tunnel.
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