TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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    Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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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 Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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    After Disney threatened to sue three day care centers for unauthorized use of their characters, Hanna-Barbera gave them the right to use Universal characters as decorations.
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    All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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    Mermaid Mockumentary
    Mermaid Mockumentary
    In 2012, Animal Planet aired a two-hour mockumentary called "Mermaid: The Body Found" that many viewers found so convincing, they overwhelmed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with phone calls demanding the truth about the existence of mermaids.
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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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    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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