The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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More than 3000 people auditioned for Afghan model in 2009. Only 10 were women.
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The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!
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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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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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