After Disney threatened to sue three day care centers for unauthorized use of their characters, Hanna-Barbera gave them the right to use Universal characters as decorations.
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In 2012, 146 babies in the US were named Khaleesi.
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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 iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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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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The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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