There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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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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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
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In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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