Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
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95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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