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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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    George Lucas Charity
    George Lucas Charity
    In 2010, George Lucas said "I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race." Two years later, Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney for 4.05 billion dollars and is donating the majority of the proceeds to a charity that focuses on education.
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    The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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    The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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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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    Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996.
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    HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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