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Dave Grohl Started Foo Fighters as a Small Side Project After Kurt Kobain Died. When He was Asked About the Name of the Band, He was Not Really Pleased with His Choice. December 4, 2022
The Carmen Sandiego Show was Created Partially in Response to the Results of a National Geographic Survey That Indicated Americans Had Very Little Knowledge of Geography. December 3, 2022
There are 160 Separate Photographic Portraits of Frederick Douglass, Which is More Than Abraham Lincoln. December 2, 2022
Walt Disney Forbade Alfred Hitchcock from Filming Any of His Projects Anywhere Near and Within Disney Parks because He Made the Movie "Pyscho". December 1, 2022
Promoters were Very Interested in Buying the Rights to the Film Rollerball After Its Successful Showing in 1975. The Director, Norman Jewison was Outraged as the Film was to Show the Sickness and Insanity of Contact Sports. November 30, 2022
Wolverine was Created because Marvel's Editor-in-Chief, Roy Thomas, Wanted a Canadian Hero to Boost Sales North of the Border. November 27, 2022
In the First Season of True Detective Matthew McConaughey was Assigned to Play Marty Hart. He Asked to Switch to Rust Cohle Due to the Character’s Obsessive Tendencies. November 25, 2022
Scenes for Gladiator, Band of Brothers, Children of Men, Thor, and Even Coldplay’s Music Video were Filmed in the Same Woodlands in Surrey, England. November 21, 2022
President Carter Oversaw the Installation of the First Computers in the White House in 1978. November 21, 2022
Jewel, the Singer, was in a Relationship with Actor Sean Penn. After Watching Her on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Penn Called Her Home in Alaska and Spoke to Her November 20, 2022
The Production Set of ALF was Complicated. It Had Several Trap Doors and Was Constantly Being Reset. Due to Technical Issues, It Takes Them 20 to 25 Hours to Shoot a 30-Minute Episode. November 19, 2022
Peter Parks’ Creative Solutions and Minimal Use of CGI Helped the Visual Effects in the Film “The Fountain” Greatly. The Production Only Spent $140,000. November 15, 2022
According to the Film’s Director, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray’s Character in the Film “Groundhog Day,” Relived the Same Day for 30 to 40 Years. November 15, 2022
The Skeletons Used in the Pool Scene in the Poltergeist Film were Real Human Skeletons. November 15, 2022
Canadian Singer, Shania Twain, is the Only Female Artist in History to Have Three Consecutive Albums Certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. November 13, 2022
The Original "New York, New York" Song was Released by Liza Minnelli in 1977. Frank Sinatra Just Covered It. November 12, 2022
The Video for Weird Al’s “Smells Like Nirvana” was Shot on the Same Sound Stage as the as the Clip for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” They Also Used Most of the Extras from the Original Music Video, Including the Janitor Featured in Various Scenes. November 9, 2022
Brian May, Queen’s Guitarist, Uses Banjo Strings on His Electric Guitars. Banjo Strings are Much Lighter and Can Bend Much Easier. This Makes Queen’s Signature Sound. November 9, 2022
Glenn Close’s Parents were Cult Members, and She Spent 15 Years of Her Life Living in Communes. She Left at the Age of 22. November 9, 2022
Martin Lawrence Collapsed from Heat Exhaustion While Jogging in Heavy Clothing and a Plastic Suit in Preparation for Big Momma’s House in 1999. He Recovered in the Hospital After Entering a Three-Day Coma. November 8, 2022