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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The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
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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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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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Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice, in the movie 'Hercules', was dubbed.
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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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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