TV and Film Facts

    Random TV and Film Facts

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    Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
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    The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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    The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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    The first South Park episode was made with construction paper. It took 3 months to make.
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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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    The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.
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    Forrest Gump Novel
    Forrest Gump Novel
    In the “Forrest Gump” novel that the movie is based on, Forrest goes into space with NASA. Upon return, he crash lands on an island full of cannibals. He only survives because he beats the head cannibal at chess everyday.
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    The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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