The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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Warner Brother's hated the name 'Beetlejuice', and urged Tim Burton to change it to something clever. Burton jokingly suggested calling the movie 'Scared Sheetless', and was horrified when the studio actually liked it.
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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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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996.
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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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James Bond has killed 150 men and has slept with 44 women since the first movie came out in 1962.
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The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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