The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
11
Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
268
In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
17
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.
2
The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
163
In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
1
The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
115
While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
11