Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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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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James Bond has killed 150 men and has slept with 44 women since the first movie came out in 1962.
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