More than 3000 people auditioned for Afghan model in 2009. Only 10 were women.
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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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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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On April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
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