Reading Time: 3 minutes Would you believe that Rowan Atkinson was a PhD student, and he got into acting to overcome a mild stutter? It would hardly seem possible that the actor made famous by characters such as Mr Bean and Blackadder could have at one stage had a stutter, let alone been a PhD student. But that was the exact …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes It may not seem that odd that Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being racially offensive, but it was the way that he returned to air that is totally amazing. Speedy Gonzales is a Warner Bros. cartoon that first aired in 1953. It features a Mexican mouse as the title character that has …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes We have all seen the ending credits of movies and television shows that feature animals. They will state, usually that is, that no animals were harmed during the making of this film. It leaves the viewer in a satisfied state believing that all the animals were treated kindly and as their own pets. But the …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you honestly believe that John Cleese’s real name should be Cheese? Yep, that’s right. Actor, comedian, producer and writer, John Cleese was nearly known as John Cheese. No, it wasn’t some odd celebrity stunt to draw attention to himself. It was, and really should have been his name, and John Cleese can thank his father for …
Reading Time: 2 minutes In one episode of South Park George Clooney provided his voice talents to Stan’s dog, Sparky. So was this just one of the creators odd jokes at Clooney’s expense, or something else? And how extensive was his dialogue as a pet? Was it similar to Brian Griffin? Read on to find all of the answers. …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Dolly Parton entered a look-alike contest, and lost. But if losing wasn’t bad enough, she lost it to a man in drag. How could this happen? Celebrity look-alike contests are nothing new. They have been an entertaining part of many attractions for quite some time. Quite often the winner bears a striking resemblance to the celebrity. But …
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2002, Saddam Hussein chose Whitney Houston’s famous song, “I Will Always Love You,” as his campaign song. OK, we know. I Will Always Love You wasn’t exactly Whitney Houston’s song. It was originally the brain child of Dolly Parton, but the cover performed by Houston for The Bodyguard is perhaps the best known, and arguably …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the booming, authoritative voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, was mute as a child? Not only was he mute as a child, but he was that way for eight years, which is a significant amount of time. So this leaves the obvious question beckoning. What caused James Earl Jones to …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Up until 2001, Disney employees used to share underwear. That is a correct statement, as disgusting as it sounds, but there is far more to it than meets the eye. Sure, the dress code does sound extremely strict, and by all accounts it is, but the definition of underwear is not when it comes to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Well, this would have been different, in a bad way. Originally, the Back to the Future time machine was a refrigerator that had a laser attached to it. Not quite a sexy DeLorean, if I say so myself. The reason why the producers ditched the refrigerator time machine from Back to the Future was a sensible …
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