The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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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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C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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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 janitor from Scrubs was originally a figment of J.D.'s imagination.
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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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