In 2012, 146 babies in the US were named Khaleesi.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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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 first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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