Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, prefers the movie version to his own novel.
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Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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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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Over the whole Twilight saga, there are over 24 minutes of just staring.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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