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    Forrest Gump Novel
    Forrest Gump Novel
    In the “Forrest Gump” novel that the movie is based on, Forrest goes into space with NASA. Upon return, he crash lands on an island full of cannibals. He only survives because he beats the head cannibal at chess everyday.
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    John Hughes shot The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back to back to save money. He also used the same crew and sets, including the high school with the same posters on the walls.
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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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    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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    The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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    It costs around 2.75 million dollars to make an episode of The Walking Dead, and it pulls in 11 million in commercial revenues for a profit of 8 million an episode
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    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    In the mid-70s, the actor who portrays Mike from “Breaking Bad” began his acting career in an education film on menstruation and puberty.
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    Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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