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Motorola engineer Martin Cooper explicitly credited the communicators used by Captain Kirk and his crew in the original 1960s Star Trek television series as the direct…
Motorola engineer Martin Cooper explicitly credited the communicators used by Captain Kirk and his crew in the original 1960s Star Trek television series as…
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Pumbaa from the Lion King holds the distinguished cinematic honor of being the first character to fart on screen in a Disney animated feature.
Pumbaa from the Lion King holds the distinguished cinematic honor of being the first character to fart on screen in a Disney animated feature. Disney…
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Michael Jackson secretly guest-starred in an early episode of The Simpsons as a mental patient who thinks he is Michael Jackson, but his contract stipulated he could only provide…
Michael Jackson secretly guest-starred in an early episode of The Simpsons as a mental patient who thinks he is Michael Jackson, but his contract stipulated…
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Ewan McGregor frequently had to be reminded by George Lucas to stop making humming lightsaber sound effects with his mouth while filming his fight scenes for the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Ewan McGregor frequently had to be reminded by George Lucas to stop making humming lightsaber sound effects with his mouth while filming his fight scenes for…
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Stephen King directed the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive while entirely fueled by a massive cocaine habit, resulting in a movie where a group of survivors is terrorized by sentient, murderous semi-trucks.
Stephen King directed the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive while entirely fueled by a massive cocaine habit, resulting in a movie where a group of survivors is…
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Star Trek made television history in 1968 by airing the first scripted interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura, but network executives were so terrified of…
Star Trek made television history in 1968 by airing the first scripted interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura, but network executives were…
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Bruce Campbell had such a miserable time filming the original Evil Dead movie that he was subjected to freezing temperatures and covered in a cheap, horrible fake blood mixture…
Bruce Campbell had such a miserable time filming the original Evil Dead movie that he was subjected to freezing temperatures and covered in a cheap, horrible…
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Theodor Geisel, universally known as Dr.
Theodor Geisel, universally known as Dr. Seuss, is officially credited with coining the word nerd in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo, creating a label that…
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Disney's hyper-successful teen franchise High School Musical originally started development in the late nineties as a script for Grease 3, heavily focusing on the children of…
Disney's hyper-successful teen franchise High School Musical originally started development in the late nineties as a script for Grease 3, heavily focusing on…
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Barbie creator Ruth Handler was originally inspired to design the iconic American children's doll after discovering a risqué, adult-oriented gag gift in Europe called the Bild Lilli doll.
Barbie creator Ruth Handler was originally inspired to design the iconic American children's doll after discovering a risqué, adult-oriented gag gift in…
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Marilyn Monroe required forty-seven separate takes just to deliver the simple three-word line 'It's me, Sugar' while filming the comedy classic Some Like It Hot.
Marilyn Monroe required forty-seven separate takes just to deliver the simple three-word line 'It's me, Sugar' while filming the comedy classic Some Like It…
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Doctor Who features a space and time machine that is stuck looking like a 1960s British police box purely because the BBC was too cheap to build a new prop.
Doctor Who features a space and time machine that is stuck looking like a 1960s British police box purely because the BBC was too cheap to build a new prop.…
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Mel Blanc was forced to chew on raw carrots while recording the voice of Bugs Bunny because celery and other vegetables just didn't sound right on microphone.
Mel Blanc was forced to chew on raw carrots while recording the voice of Bugs Bunny because celery and other vegetables just didn't sound right on microphone.…
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Miss Piggy and Yoda were both voiced and puppeted by the exact same man, legendary entertainer Frank Oz, meaning the galaxy's wisest Jedi and television's most narcissistic swine share a soul.
Miss Piggy and Yoda were both voiced and puppeted by the exact same man, legendary entertainer Frank Oz, meaning the galaxy's wisest Jedi and television's…
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Waylon Smithers was actually animated as a Black man in his very first appearance on The Simpsons, due to a colorist making a mistake during the rushed production of the early…
Waylon Smithers was actually animated as a Black man in his very first appearance on The Simpsons, due to a colorist making a mistake during the rushed…
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Quentin Tarantino purposefully wrote the script for Pulp Fiction so that literally every time John Travolta's character goes to the bathroom, an absolutely horrific tragedy…
Quentin Tarantino purposefully wrote the script for Pulp Fiction so that literally every time John Travolta's character goes to the bathroom, an absolutely…
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Game of Thrones editors accidentally left a modern disposable coffee cup on a table during a crucial banquet scene in the final season, sparking massive internet outrage, because…
Game of Thrones editors accidentally left a modern disposable coffee cup on a table during a crucial banquet scene in the final season, sparking massive…
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Duffer brothers originally used a heavily practical, terrifyingly realistic animatronic suit for the Demogorgon in the first season of Stranger Things to pay homage to the…
Duffer brothers originally used a heavily practical, terrifyingly realistic animatronic suit for the Demogorgon in the first season of Stranger Things to pay…
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Steve Carell sweated so profusely during his audition for the role of Michael Scott on the American version of The Office that the casting directors genuinely thought he was…
Steve Carell sweated so profusely during his audition for the role of Michael Scott on the American version of The Office that the casting directors genuinely…
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Chris Pratt genuinely fell into the large excavated pit during the filming of the first season of Parks and Recreation, and the producers thought it was so funny that they kept the unscripted blooper in the show.
Chris Pratt genuinely fell into the large excavated pit during the filming of the first season of Parks and Recreation, and the producers thought it was so…
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Animators for The Simpsons use the famous couch gag at the beginning of every single episode as a clever time-management tool rather than just a fun creative exercise to entertain the viewers.
Animators for The Simpsons use the famous couch gag at the beginning of every single episode as a clever time-management tool rather than just a fun creative…
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John Krasinski secretly wore a wig for the entire second half of season three of The Office because he needed to cut his real hair for a movie role, and the notoriously strict…
John Krasinski secretly wore a wig for the entire second half of season three of The Office because he needed to cut his real hair for a movie role, and the…
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Humphrey Bogart was notably shorter than his co-star Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, meaning the famously tough, iconic leading man had to stand on wooden blocks or sit on…
Humphrey Bogart was notably shorter than his co-star Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, meaning the famously tough, iconic leading man had to stand on wooden…
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Production crew for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets destroyed exactly fourteen Ford Anglias while filming the sequence where the flying car crashes into the Whomping…
Production crew for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets destroyed exactly fourteen Ford Anglias while filming the sequence where the flying car crashes…
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