In Jurassic Park, the T-Rex wasn't supposed to come through and break the glass roof of the explorer during the attack scene, subsequently producing the noticeably genuine screams from the children.
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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
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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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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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There was a cable network called The Puppy Channel that, for 3 years, broadcast only broadcast footage of puppies playing.
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The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS!
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The Simpsons are yellow because creator Matt Groening thought it was a good way to catch channel surfer’s attention when they saw a flash of yellow.
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