The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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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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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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Walt Disney was a high school dropout and he was fired by a newspaper editor because "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas."
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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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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 first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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