Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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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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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
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HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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