Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.
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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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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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