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    Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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    The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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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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    The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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    Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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    A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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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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    The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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