The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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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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