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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Raj from the Big Bang Theory is married to Miss India.
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Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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People actually live in the Mos Eisley set from Star Wars.
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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
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