Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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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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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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Judge Judy makes $45 million a year.
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