
World Television Day | November 21
The first TV commercial aired during a baseball game on July 1, 1941. It lasted just 10 seconds and cost the company under $10.
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The first TV commercial aired during a baseball game on July 1, 1941. It lasted just 10 seconds and cost the company under $10.
Did you know that Gastly is completely immune to Ground-type attacks? It's all thanks to "Levitate," Gastly's passive ability.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was so graphic it was initially banned in many countries, such as Australia, Brazil, and the UK.
In the Pokémon anime, Ash's Squirtle was originally the leader of a mischievous group of Squirtles called the Squirtle Squad.
Kyle Broflovski's parents, Gerald and Sheila, are named after the real-life parents of Matt Stone, the creator of South Park.
Did you know that the voice of BB-8 was created using an iPad and a sound effects app?
In Pokémon Red and Blue, Charizard couldn't fly despite having enormous wings. This was corrected in Pokémon Yellow.
Wolverine had an Australian accent in two different 80s animated series. Ironically, neither voice actor was Australian.
Peter Pan had a love interest before Wendy. Her name was Maimie Mannering, a lost girl he met in Kensington Gardens.
Did you know that the creator of Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston, also designed the first lie detector?
Did you know that it was originally intended for Jim Carrey to play the role of Buddy in the movie Elf?
Cartman from South Park is loosely based on a high school classmate of Trey Parker, one of South Park’s co-creators.