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Mar 22 2017
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Entertainment

Fact #1320: McDonald’s Monopoly was actually rigged for many years. The man who oversaw the distribution of game peices would give high value ones to friends and split the reward.

Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/31/nation/na-mcdonalds31

Feb 20 2017
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Fact #1298: Pikachu’s name comes from the onomatopoetic word “pikapika” which is the Japanese sound for electricity sparking, and “chuchu” which is the sound small mice make.

Source: http://www.giantbomb.com/pikachu/3005-145/

Jan 31 2017
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Fact #1284: James Cameron got the go-ahead to make ‘Aliens’ by writing the word ‘Alien’ on a board, then adding an ‘s’ and turning it into a dollar sign.

Source: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/hollywood-tales-b1e632290e2a?gi=44d290345775#.o37nogzmq

Jan 18 2017
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Fact #1275: In the game Street Fighter IV, Ken and Guile’s wives are sisters, effectively making them brother-in-laws.

Source: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/05/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-super-street-fighter-iv/1

Jan 05 2017
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Fact #1266: “Shrek” means ‘fright’ in Yiddish.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek!

Jan 03 2017
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Fact #1264: The scene in Spiderman (2002) where Peter Parker catches Mary Jane’s tray in the school cafeteria does not have any CGI. The whole thing was actually done by Tobey Maguire himself. It took him 156 takes to get it perfectly.

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/13/turns-out-there-was-no-cgi-in-that-infamous-tray-scene-in-spider-man-6189780/

Dec 06 2016
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Fact #1245: Keanu Reeves got the role for Neo in The Matrix because Will Smith turned it down in order or shoot Wild Wild West.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix

Nov 25 2016
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Fact #1238: “Canned laughter” tracks no longer exist, and is almost always a real live studio audience whose recording has been artificially “sweetened” in post production.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/aug/13/canned-laughter-critics-complaining

Nov 08 2016
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Fact #1227: Netflix purchased the rights to Death Note and are releasing a live action film in 2017.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note_(2017_film)

Nov 07 2016
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Fact #1226: The certificate behind Michael Scott in The Office is not a degree/diploma, but a certificate of authenticity for a counterfeit “Seyko” timepiece.

Source: http://www.tvguide.com/news/office-questions-answered-38214/

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