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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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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Shirley Henderson, the girl who played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost in the bathroom) was actually 37 years old when she played the character in the Harry Potter series.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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