On April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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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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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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