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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 07:35 PM
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Some interesting factoids, courtesy of Zap2it
scroll down until you see, "Zap Facts", then click to get more facts.

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Actress Lana Turner was the high school girlfriend of Judge Joseph Wapner from TV's "The People's Court."


Mickey Mouse only has four fingers on each hand.


Pluto, Mickey Mouse's faithful companion in a number of Disney cartoon, was first called Rover when he appeared in the 1930 animated short "Chain Gang."

There were eleven colorful plumes on the original NBC peacock.


The last "mystery guest" on the long-running TV quiz show "What's My Line?" was actually the show's host -- John Charles Daly.


In 1996, "The O'Reilly Report" became one of cable's highest-rated programs, soon after FOX News Channel's debut.


Famed Actors Studio creator Lee Strasberg said two of his students stood out "way above the rest" -- Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe.


The spoken disclaimer, "'Cheers' was filmed in front of a live studio audience," was added to the show in 1983.

NBC's "Seinfeld" debuted in 1990 as "The Seinfeld Chronicles" and got off to a very rocky start. Prior to its premiere, test audiences felt the show was "too New York" and "too Jewish."

NBC's "Law & Order" premiered in 1990. By 1995, not a single actor from the pilot was still a part of the show.

Dyed turkey feathers are used for Big Bird's costume on the long-running PBS children's series "Sesame Street."

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Wilber_Stool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 07:45 PM
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1. All cartoon characters
have only four fingers on each hand.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 07:51 PM
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2. Feeling better, CatWoman? No more headaches?
:headbang:
rocknation
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-05 08:02 PM
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3. The headaches are slowly subsiding, thanks
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