HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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The scene in Skyfall where Daniel Craig is shaved with a classical razor lead to a 400% increase of straight edge razor sales.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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The actor playing The Mountain in Game of Thrones Season 4, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, was only 25 years old at the time of filming.
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