Random TV Facts

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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 first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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    Mermaid Mockumentary
    Mermaid Mockumentary
    In 2012, Animal Planet aired a two-hour mockumentary called "Mermaid: The Body Found" that many viewers found so convincing, they overwhelmed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with phone calls demanding the truth about the existence of mermaids.
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    The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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    Raj from the Big Bang Theory is married to Miss India.
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    In 2005, there was a TV show in Germany called “Sperm Race” where contestants’ sperm was raced towards an egg. The winner got a Porsche.
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    You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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    Sesame Street's Scariest Episode Never Aired Again
    In 1976, an episode of Sesame Street was aired that scared kids so much, they've refused to air it ever since.
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