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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People actually live in the Mos Eisley set from Star Wars.
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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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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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For beer commercials, they add liquid detergent to the beer to make it foam more.
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In the cartoon "The Jetsons", Jane Jetson is 32 and her daughter Judy is 16, which made Jane a teen mum.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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