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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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.
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In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
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The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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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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