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 first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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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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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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The Power Rangers command center is a real building located in a California University.
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In 2012, 146 babies in the US were named Khaleesi.
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The police were called 91 times during the filming of the movie "Borat".
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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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