The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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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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Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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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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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland was $500 a week.
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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