A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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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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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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John Swartzwelder, a writer for the Simpsons, used to write episodes while sitting in a booth at a coffee shop "drinking copious amounts of coffee and smoking endless cigarettes". When California passed an anti-smoking law, he bought the diner booth and installed it in his house.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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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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