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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The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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The Power Rangers command center is a real building located in a California University.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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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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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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