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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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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God is the only Simpsons character to have five fingers on each hand.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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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 first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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