TV and Film Facts

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    The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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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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    In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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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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    Toy Story 2
    Toy Story 2
    During development at Pixar, Toy Story 2 was accidentally deleted, but was recovered by an employee who saved the movie to her computer at home while on maternal leave.
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    There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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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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    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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