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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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more.
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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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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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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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