Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself!
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In 2012, 146 babies in the US were named Khaleesi.
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All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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In 2000, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to the Pokémon franchise, saying the games did not have "any harmful moral side effects" and were based on "ties of intense friendship."
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The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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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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