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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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 actor playing The Mountain in Game of Thrones Season 4, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, was only 25 years old at the time of filming.
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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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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, prefers the movie version to his own novel.
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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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