The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
115
In 2000, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to the Pokémon franchise, saying the games did not have "any harmful moral side effects" and were based on "ties of intense friendship."
9
Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.
6
The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
163
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
172
The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
10
According to legend, there's a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
158
The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
42