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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Pokémon is Japanese for Pocket Monsters and Chinpokomon (the South Park parody) is Japanese for Penis Monsters.
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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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The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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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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Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, prefers the movie version to his own novel.
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The janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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In 2012, 146 babies in the US were named Khaleesi.
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