In real life, Pocahontas was 11 years old when she met John Smith - he was 28.
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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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On April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
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John Hughes shot The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back to back to save money. He also used the same crew and sets, including the high school with the same posters on the walls.
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After Disney threatened to sue three day care centers for unauthorized use of their characters, Hanna-Barbera gave them the right to use Universal characters as decorations.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
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Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.
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