In 2000, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to the Pokémon franchise, saying the games did not have "any harmful moral side effects" and were based on "ties of intense friendship."
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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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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
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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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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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People actually live in the Mos Eisley set from Star Wars.
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Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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