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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The filming of the movie 'Titanic' cost more than the Titanic itself!
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The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one if its stars was a pig.
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Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.
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Judge Judy makes $45 million a year.
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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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The first TV commercial showed a Bulova watch ticking onscreen for exactly 60 seconds.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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