The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
69
The first programme shown on BBC2 was Play School
24
Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
7
The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.
57
John Hughes shot The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back to back to save money. He also used the same crew and sets, including the high school with the same posters on the walls.
4
If the runway in the final action scene of Fast & Furious 6 was real, it would be at least 26 miles (42km) long.
1
The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
10
C3PO is the first character to speak in Star Wars.
119