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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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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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."
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People actually live in the Mos Eisley set from Star Wars.
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Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
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