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Surprising facts about movies, music, television, celebrities, and pop culture.

Vanilla Sky was the Only Movie to Get Permission to Shut Down Times Square for Any Amount of Time. November 4, 2022
Over 90% of American Movies Made Before 1929 are Lost and Have No Copies. November 2, 2022
David Blaine has been Buried Alive for a Total of Seven Days Throughout a Course of a Decade. He was also Encased in Ice for 64 Hours and Stood on a 100 Foot Pillar for 35 Hours. November 1, 2022
That Margaret Cho suffered kidney failure from rapid weight loss after her appearance was criticized by executive producer Gail Berman of the show All-American Girl. October 31, 2022
A Greek Gambler by the Name of Archie Karas Turned $50 into $40 Million in Three Years Playing Poker in Las Vegas Before Losing It All. October 29, 2022
The Film Vertigo was Ignored by Critics Upon its Release but is Now Recognized as One of the Greatest Films Ever Made and Replaced Citizen Kane. October 29, 2022
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Unexpectedly Died at 35. Rumors say That He was Poisoned by Antonio Salieri. While This was Proven Untrue, the Rumors Contributed to Salieri’s Nervous Breakdown. October 28, 2022
The Flintstones was the Most Financially Successful Network Animated Television Series. It was also the Longest-Running Series Until The Simpsons Surpassed it in 1997. October 28, 2022
The Sega Corporation was Originally Called Service Games. They Focused on Coin-Operated Game Machines for Service Members and Moved to Japan After the US Government Outlawed Slot Machines in 1952. October 28, 2022
A Chess Player in the Dutch Open Championship in the 1990s Deliberately Threw a Game by Getting Mated in Three Moves Because He Did Not Want to be Late for Madonna’s Concert. October 26, 2022
The Movie “Sahara” was Plagued with Production Problems that Increased their Budget from $80 Million to $160 Million. The Movie Only Made $119 Million and is Considered One of the Biggest Box Office Failures of All Time. October 26, 2022
Christian Bale Had Dental Work Done to Make His Teeth More Perfect for his Role in “American Psycho." October 22, 2022
The BBC Initially Refused to Air Richard Dimbleby’s Eye Witness Account of the Belsen Concentration Camp. They Did Not Believe it was as Horrible as He Described. The Network Only Agreed to Broadcast After Dimbleby Threatened to Resign. October 20, 2022
The Truman Show Delusion is a Form of Psychosis Where People Believe They are Secretly Starring in Their Own Reality TV Show October 20, 2022
Big Bob is the Largest Spider in the Film Arachnophobia. He was a Bird-Eating Spider and was Named After Robert Zemeckis. He was Adopted by a Crew Member After the Filming. October 16, 2022
Noodles, the Guitarist of the Punk Rock Band The Offspring, was a High School Janitor When the Band Became a Mainstream Success. October 16, 2022
Production on “No Country for Old Men” was Shut Down for a Day Due to Smoke Drifting Into View. The Smoke was Coming from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Set of “There Will Be Blood” Which was Filming at the Same Time. October 15, 2022
The Famous Kirk and Uhura Kiss was Not the First Interracial Kiss on Television. It was Preceeded by Several Others, Including One in 1958 with William Shatner. October 15, 2022
Pixar Renders its Animated Films with One of the Top 25 Supercomputers in the World. Even with All That Power, It Took Them 2 Years of Processing to Render Every Frame of Monsters University. October 13, 2022
Rick James Left the United States When He Received a Vietnam Draft Card. He Settled in Canada, Where He Met Neil Young and Started His Career in Music. October 13, 2022