Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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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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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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C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
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