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 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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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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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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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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