The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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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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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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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Borat, when supposedly speaking in Kazakh with his partner throughout the film, was actually speaking fluent Hebrew.
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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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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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