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The Lion King takes place before humanity existed. Before he was
famous, Bryan Cranston did voiceovers for several animes including
Ghost in the Shell and Street Fighter II. Beauty and the Beast is
based on a 1,800 year old story. The Minions are based on the Jawas
from Star Wars. Toy Story was supposed to be a musical. The Jungle
Book is the most successful film in German history. Sleeping Beauty
wasn't released on video for 27 years. Aladdin's lamp appears in
Zootopia. Frozen was nearly made in the 1940s. The actor who voices
Bambi grew up to become a Marine and a drill instructor. The final
scene in The Little Mermaid was inspired by Die Hard.
Despite Toy Story's legacy, it didn't win a single Oscar. Somebody
counted every single spot in 101 Dalmatians. There's a lot.
Animators stopped working on The Lion King because they were
certain it would fail. It made over $900 million. The original
Cinderella story is 2,700 years old. The trailer for Lady and the
Tramp spoilt the ending. It took 28 years to make The Thief and the
Cobbler. Everybody mispronounces Mowgli's name in The Jungle Book.
Walt Disney hated Peter Pan. There was meant to be 27 Emotions in
Inside Out. Most of Disney's classics like Pinocchio and Bambi made
very little money because they came out during World War II.
In the original script of The Lion King, Mufasa was the one who cut
Scar's face. Walt Disney HATED the spaghetti-eating scene in Lady
and the Tramp. It is now one of the most beloved scenes in Disney
history. Toy Story only cost $30 million. Christopher Barnes was
only 16 when he voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. In
Frozen, Elsa was supposed to have blue hair. The villain of The
Incredibles was supposed to be an alien called Xerek. The merchant
in the beginning of Aladdin is the Genie. It took ten years to make
Alice in Wonderland. Gru's appearance in Despicable Me is based on
an emperor penguin. Disney were certain that Finding Nemo would
fail. The Prince in Beauty and the Beast was 11 when the
Enchantress cursed him. If Cinderella flopped, Disney would've gone
bankrupt. Inside Out is the first Pixar film that doesn't have a
villain. Walt Disney's favourite Disney film was Bambi. Elvis
nearly starred in The Jungle Book.
In Frozen, Elsa never speaks to Kristoff. It took three years to
animated the stampede scene in The Lion King. Jim Carrey auditioned
for the prince in The Little Mermaid. King Louie doesn't appear in
The Jungle Book novel. Belle's dress in Beauty and the Beast is
based on Dorothy's dress from The Wizard of Oz. The Toy Story
franchise has many references to the horror classic, The Shining.
It took one day to write the script for the 1986 film,
Transformers: The Movie. Tangled is, by far, the most expensive
animated film ever. It cost $260 million. The two creators of
Spider-Man died the exact same year that Spider-Man: Into the
Spider-Verse was released. The dwarves in Snow White and Seven
Dwarfs were nearly called Crabby, Flabby, Jumpy, Stubby, and Hoppy.
Prevention is better than cure. - Desiderius Erasmus Fortune favors
the audacious. - Anon Half a truth is often a great lie. - Benjamin
Franklin Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if
you were to die tomorrow. - American Proverb A countryman between
two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. - North American
Proverb A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by
habit. - Desiderius Erasmus He who allows oppression shares the
crime. - Dutch Proverb Information is not knowledge. - Albert
Einstein Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and
think with their minds. - Zen Proverb To find joy in work is to
discover the fountain of youth. - Pearl S. Buck I do not judge, I
only chronicle. - John Singer Sargent Don't underestimate your
opponent, but don't overestimate them, either. - Nancy Pelosi Do
good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. -
Chinese Proverb Only the educated are free. - Greek Proverb
Deadpool has teamed up with Sherlock Holmes, Mowgli, The Little
Mermaid, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Moby Dick. Wonder Woman had a job
selling tacos. Black Panther was nearly called Coal Tiger. Captain
America has turned into a cat, a vampire, and a werewolf. Iron Man
took over SHIELD. He found it so stressful, he had to see a
counsellor. Robin had a fax machine built into his boot. Magneto
suffers bipolar. After Batman seemingly died, Commissioner James
Gordon became the new Batman. Superman destroyed an entire solar
system by sneezing. Marvel bosses were certain Spider-Man would
fail because people are afraid of spiders. The word "Brainiac" was
coined in a Superman comic. Magneto ripped Wolverine's metal
skeleton out of his body. Green Arrow has many trick arrows
including a Donut Arrow. Doctor Strange teamed up with a duck to
battle an evil book.
In Prometheus, Jesus Christ is an alien. The first horror film to
win an Oscar was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the main actors in
Alien3 is a murderer. The Sunken Place in Get Out is meant to
represent how minorities' rights are ignored by society. None of
the cast of Scream correctly guessed who the killer was. The killer
in Halloween was meant to wear a clown mask. Brad Pitt hated
working on Interview with the Vampire so much, he tried to quit.
One of the actors to audition for Gremlins didn't get cast because
he was "too good." The death scenes in Cannibal Holocaust are so
realistic, the director was arrested for murder.
Jose Ochoa was stabbed to death by a chicken. You can boil and
freeze water at the same time. "Abracadabra" means "I create as I
speak." Pineapples used to cost $10,000 each. Killer bees are
manmade. There have been five attempts in history... to ban
history. Volcano surfing is a sport. The oldest human name that we
have record of is Kushim. There is a flower that looks like Darth
Vader's helmet. Sunspring is the first film written by AI. Five of
George Foreman's children are called George Foreman. Nobody knows
who created donuts or where or when. Colors can be copyrighted. The
three most recognizable smells are coffee, crayon, and peanut
butter. When the x-ray was discovered, some people thought it was a
hoax. Todd Philips directed Joker, which revolves around a
serial-killing clown. Philips' first film was funded by a
serial-killing clown
In one of the Jaws films, the shark roars... even though sharks
don't have lungs. The kid who plays Damien in The Omen punched the
director in his private parts during his audition. Johnny Depp made
his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street. Kathy Bates is the
first actress to win an Oscar for acting in a horror movie. The
word "pharaoh" is misspelt in the film, The Mummy. In Night of the
Living Dead, the zombies rise from their graves after being exposed
to "Venusian radiation." A meteor appears for a second in Jaws.
Stephen King was taking cocaine while directing the film, Maximum
Overdrive. Cat People was the first film to have a jump-scare. Hugo
Weaving was strongly considered for the role of Pennywise in IT.
The Pyrenean Ibex goat is the only animal to go extinct... twice.
Although aardvarks look small, they are slightly smaller than a
human. Badgers used to be called "brocks." Milk is more poisonous
to a cat than seawater. Dogs don't like being hugged. William
Shakespeare invented the word "alligator." Some ants never sleep.
Meerkats kill their own kind more than any other animal. The honey
badger is the world's most ferocious animal. Tanzania has more
lions than any other country. Giraffes can't yawn. You can tell a
horse's age by observing its teeth. Orangutans make umbrellas out
of leaves. The Western world didn't know pandas existed until 1869.
If a scorpion gets drunk, it can sting itself to death. It's nearly
impossible to tell the difference between a koala's fingerprints
and a human's. Jellyfish can live for over 10,000 years. The
Peregrine Falcon can punch its prey while moving at 230mph. This
strike is called "The Falcon Punch."
The Pyrenean Ibex goat is the only animal to go extinct... twice.
Although aardvarks look small, they are slightly smaller than a
human. Badgers used to be called "brocks." Milk is more poisonous
to a cat than seawater. Dogs don't like being hugged. William
Shakespeare invented the word "alligator." Some ants never sleep.
Meerkats kill their own kind more than any other animal. The honey
badger is the world's most ferocious animal. Tanzania has more
lions than any other country. Giraffes can't yawn. You can tell a
horse's age by observing its teeth. Orangutans make umbrellas out
of leaves. The Western world didn't know pandas existed until 1869.
If a scorpion gets drunk, it can sting itself to death. It's nearly
impossible to tell the difference between a koala's fingerprints
and a human's. Jellyfish can live for over 10,000 years. The
Peregrine Falcon can punch its prey while moving at 230mph. This
strike is called "The Falcon Punch."
Dolphins can be racist. Female chickens can turn into males.
Dinosaurs had dandruff. Caterpillars can kill humans. Chinese
takeaway boxes were originally invented to hold oysters. Cats have
made at least 33 animals go extinct. Despite what many people
believe, cows don't have four stomachs. Alligators can't take a
single step backwards. Dogs lick their owners as a sign of
submission, not as a sign of love. Elephants are scared of bees.
There is an ant that can stop itself from aging. A hippo's skin
weighs a ton. Clownfish are always born male. Although anteaters
look cute, they are so vicious, they can easily kill a human.
Giraffes engage in ruthless combat. Gorillas make nests every day.
There is a cat that is over twice the size of a tiger. Zebras have
the strongest kick in the animal kingdom. Some spiders can walk on
water. Black mamba snakes are never black. Nobody knew mosquitoes
caused malaria until the 1930s.
The first series on HBO was Fraggle Rock. The show, Friends coined
the term "friend zone." The premise for Knight Rider was made up as
a joke. All the main actors of The Walking Dead have a Last Supper
on the day they film their death scene. The first and last
conversation in Seinfeld is about a button. Homer Simpson is based
on Frank Spencer from Some Mothers Do `Ave `Em. The Big Bang Theory
was meant to be called Lenny, Penny, and Kenny. Thomas the Tank
Engine was nominated for two BAFTAs. Breaking Bad was remade in
Mexico. The show, Wonder Woman was criticised because the title
character shows her back. The Sopranos was meant to be a film.
Despite what many sources say, Star Trek is not the first show to
have an interracial kiss. The story of Stranger Things is based on
a real project the CIA committed where they researched telekinesis
and telepathy. Kit Harington plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones. His
great-grandfather invented the flushing toilet.
All the actors in Broadchurch were told they might be the killer.
Although Kiefer Sutherland plays the lead in 24, he's never seen an
episode of the show. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was meant to
be called Jerks. Matt Smith nearly played the lead in Sherlock.
George RR Martin said his turtle inspired him to write Game of
Thrones. Phoebe and Chandler were meant to be supporting roles in
Friends. In South Park, Scott Tenerman is Cartman's half-brother.
Seinfeld was rejected many times for being "too Jewish." The
Upside-Down in Stranger Things was never supposed to be seen. The
Wire wasn't nominated for a single Emmy. Zombie culture doesn't
exist in The Walking Dead. All the MacGyverisms in MacGyver are
scientifically possible. Nobody says "Beam me up Scotty" in the
original Star Trek series or films. Although Michael Jackson
starred in The Simpsons, he wasn't allow to sing on the show. Mr.
Bean is an alien.
Dolly Parton produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Peter Dinklage has
never read Game of Thrones even though he is the star of the show.
Samuel L Jackson showed up unannounced on the set for Breaking Bad,
while he was dressed as his Avengers character, Nick Fury and
demanded to be on the show. The producers refused. In Doctor Who,
the Twelfth Doctor's costume was inspired by David Bowie. Matthew
Perry plays Chandler in Friends. He says he can't remember a single
thing from the show throughout three seasons. In The Simpsons, Hans
Moleman has died at least 15 times. Many mobsters contacted James
Gandolfini to tell him his performance was excellent in The
Sopranos but warned him not to wear shorts in the show. Kenneth
from 30 Rock is immortal. The first episode of Game of Thrones was
so bad, it had to be reshot. Millie Bobby Brown was 11 when she was
cast as Eleven in Stranger Things. The Tourette Syndrome
Association praised the show, South Park, for its accurate
portrayal of the Tourette's condition.
In Adventure Time, Jake's insides are cursed to smell like vanilla.
Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had his name
misspelt for 20 years. Jim Davis created Garfield to see if he
could make a character successful even though it isn't funny. The
Simpsons characters, Itchy & Scratchy nearly had a spin-off.
Zoidberg from Futurama has a pet slinky. Scrooge McDuck from
Ducktales is immortal. SpongeBob SquarePants has won two BAFTAs.
Queen Elizabeth II said her favourite scary movie is How the Grinch
Stole Christmas. Dr. Krieger from Archer is a clone of Hitler. The
word "radiation" couldn't be used in the cartoon, Spider-Man.
Scooby Doo's real name is Scoobert. Mickey Mouse gas masks were
created for children during World War II. Originally, Popeye the
Sailor said spinach is full of Vitamin A, not iron. One of the
villains in The Powerpuff Girls is a parody of Yoko Ono. Dragon
Ball Z villain, Frieza, is based on a real-estate speculator. The
creators of South Park hate Family Guy.
Brian from Family Guy is an atheist even though he has met Jesus
and God several times. Peppa Pig won a BAFTA. In The Simpsons,
Homer and Krusty the Clown were meant to be the same person. In
SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward isn't a squid. Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles is a parody of the superhero, Daredevil. The makers
of South Park can create an episode in two days. In Archer, Lana is
nicknamed Shirley Temper, Monster Hands, Truckasaurus, and Spray +
Pray. Scooby Doo was meant to be called Too Much. The actors of
Dragon Ball Z regularly passed out from exhaustion while recording
their lines. The person who created Avatar: The Last Airbender used
to work on Family Guy. Poison Ivy only became a popular Batman
villain after she debuted in Batman: The Animated Series. Daffy
Duck's first catchphrase was, "Jiggers, fellers." Ed, Edd, `n' Eddy
was created on a dare. The first thing Mickey Mouse ever said was
"Hot Dog!"
Half of 28 Days Later had to be scrapped due to a plothole. The
Exorcist prequel was so bad, the entire film was reshot from start
to finish. This is the only time this has happened in cinematic
history. The director of Get Out shot scenes while doing the voice
of Barack Obama and Forest Whitaker. An American Werewolf in London
was the first film ever to win an Oscar for its makeup. It only
took eight days to shoot The Blair Witch Project. The plot of Final
Destination was meant to be used for an episode of The X-Files. Mel
Brooks didn't tell anybody he produced The Fly because he was
worried people would think the film was a comedy. The inventor,
Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein film. A Nightmare on
Elm Street 2 is very popular with the LGBTQ community.
In the first story that revolved around a troll, the creature
challenged a Viking to a rap-battle. In Greek myth, Medusa is
Pegasus' mother. In Inuit myth, there is a monster that looks and
acts like the Joker. In some legends, Alexander the Great was
gifted with a killer rabbit. Originally, demons weren't perceived
as evil. An azeman is a vampire with OCD. Centaurs were originally
called sagittary. The oldest mythological creature is Lion-Man.
There are reports of Goatmen in three different US states. In
Japanese myth, evil cotton kills by stuffing itself in people's
mouths. The Minotaur's real name is Asterion. In Celtic myth,
leprechauns are bankers for all fairies. Mermaids play a big part
in Irish myth. The Jersey Devil myth was probably devised by
American founding father, Benjamin Franklin. The unicorn myth was
inspired by a whale. "Yeti" means "rocky bear." In Japan, there are
vampires that can only move around by hopping.
When Cate Blanchett was asked if she had been on Neighbors, she
said, "No, I'm an actress." When Charlize Theron was 15, her father
tried to shoot her and her mother with a shotgun. Her mother killed
him in self-defense and wasn't charged. Christopher Lee starred in
over 260 films. He played a villain in 85% of the films he has
starred in. Hugh Laurie plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica,
and saxophone. Despite what many people believe, Hugo Weaving is
Nigerian, not Australian. James Dean's tombstone was stolen twice.
James Earl Jones had such a severe speech impediment when he was a
teenager that he became a selective mute for nearly eight years.
Sandra Bullock designed seatbelts for dogs. Ralph Fiennes is
related to Prince Charles. Mark Wahlberg was supposed to be on the
plane that crashed into the Twin Towers during 9/11.
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