TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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    Harry Potter's Tom Riddle Has a Different Name Depending on Which Language the Book Is In
    In the Harry Potter series, Tom Riddle has a different name depending on which language the book is in, in order to preserve the anagram in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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    The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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    One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!
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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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    John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
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    God is the only Simpsons character to have five fingers on each hand.
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