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1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 2
Black Panther has battled the Ku Klux Klan. Batman has teamed up with a cow called Bat-Cow. Wolverine was nearly called The Badger. Iron Man's armor used to have roller-skates. Robin is the only person in the world who can do a quadruple somersault. Captain America used to have an airbag built into his outfit. Aquaman can walk on water. Apocalypse was supposed to be Cyclops' brother. Barack Obama made Deadpool an Avenger. The Flash popularized...

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1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 1

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 1
Some of Doctor Doom's dialogue is paraphrased from David Cameron's speeches. Lex Luthor's first name wasn't revealed for 20 years. Doctor Octopus was the first supervillain to unmask Spider-Man. Harley Quinn originated from Batman: The Animated Series, not the comics. Mystique had a son with Sabretooth. Ra's Al Ghul is over 600 years old. Despite what many people believe, Apocalypse is not the first mutant. 20 years after Two-Face debut...

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1000 Facts about Horror Movies

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Horror Movies
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....

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1000 Facts about Animated Films Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Animated Films Vol. 2
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 ...

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1000 Facts about Writers

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Writers
Ernest Hemingway shot himself in the legs with a machine gun while wrestling a shark. George RR Martin can only type with one finger at a time. Arthur Conan Doyle passionately believed in fairies. Bram Stoker couldn't walk until he was seven. CS Lewis couldn't use a typewriter. Charles Dickens regularly visited the morgue and stared at the dead for hours. Edgar Allen Poe made $9 for writing The Raven. John Milton created more English wo...

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1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 3
Arnold Schwarzenegger's father fought with the Nazis. Danny DeVito was the first choice to play the title character in the 1993 film, Super Mario Bros. Although Fred Astaire is most well-known for his tap-dancing, a lot of people don't know that the sound of his tap-dancing was dubbed in. Carrie Fisher was paid to fix plot holes in dozens of movies. Charlie Sheen debuted in a film with George Clooney that has never been released. Haley Jo...

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1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 3
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 t...

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3000 Country Facts

Egan, James
3000 Country Facts
It used to be a capital crime to wear glasses in Cambodia. Belgians once tried to use cats to deliver mail. It's illegal to name a child "IKEA" in Sweden. Sudan has more pyramids than any other country. Britain accidentally invaded Spain in 2002. Oil is cheaper than water in Venezuela. Dinosaurs were first discovered in Mongolia. The world's oldest book resides in Bulgaria. North Koreans claim that unicorns live in their country. Holocaust den...

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1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 3
It used to be mandatory in North Korea for teachers to play the accordion. Melons are cuboid-shaped in Japan. In Russia, teachers used to be paid in vodka. Mozambique is the only country with a gun on its flag. The mobile games, Minecraft and Candy Crush, come from Sweden. In France, it's illegal to name a pig "Napoleon." 80%%%% of billiard balls come from Belgium. People from Monaco live longer than anyone else in the world. Canada is...

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1000 Facts about Superhero Movies Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Superhero Movies Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was nearly called Guardians of the Galaxy: Another Movie With Them. The Chinese poster for the Justice League shows the team killing Marvel superheroes. There is a rip-off of Suicide Squad called Sinister Squad. James Franco and Tobey Maguire didn't get on while filming Spider-Man. The hardest thing to animate in Deadpool was the scene where Colossus vomits. X-Men was rewritten 28 times. To avoid spoilers f...

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The Biggest Movie Plotholes

Egan, James
The Biggest Movie Plotholes
Why doesn't Cinderella's glass slippers vanish at the stroke of midnight like the rest of her clothes? In Home Alone, why doesn't Kevin just ring the police? In Aladdin, why doesn't Jafar use his hypnotic staff to make Jasmine fall in love with him? How did Edward Scissorhands drag blocks of ice to his attic? Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard if he lived in the jungle his entire life? In Cars, why do all vehicles have doors if nobody drives...

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1000 Facts about the Human Body

Egan, James
1000 Facts about the Human Body
A baby fetus has a heartbeat after ten days. The liver has 300 functions. Birthmarks can be hereditary. Nobody knows why we have blood types. Sea coral can be used in bone graft surgery. It's impossible for a contact lens to get stuck behind your eye. There are at least nine useless organs. The appendix isn't one of them. There are absolutely no muscles in your fingers. Some scientists believe the gut has a second brain. Teeth can sur...

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1000 Facts about Animated Films Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Animated Films Vol. 3
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. ...

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1000 Facts about Comic Book Characters Vol. 3

Egan, James
1000 Facts about Comic Book Characters Vol. 3
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, Commis...

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1000 Inspirational Facts

Egan, James
1000 Inspirational Facts
An entire neighbourhood in Istanbul learned sign language to surprise a deaf man who lived there. Legendary actor, Steve Buscemi, saved dozens of people during 9/11. Leonardo Da Vinci used to buy caged animals just to set them free. Disneyland was rejected 302 times. It now makes millions every day. Morgan Freeman didn't get his first big acting break until he was 52. He has been one of the biggest stars in Hollywood for decades. Nelson M...

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1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 1

Egan, James
1000 Facts About Countries Vol. 1
England used to be called Albion. An ancient computer was invented in Greece in 150 BC. Blue paint originated from Afghanistan. New Zealand was the first country that allowed women to vote. Chocolate milk was invented in Ireland. You can pay people in Japan to apologize on your behalf. Jeans are banned in North Korea. The Vatican has its own soccer team. You can buy marijuana milkshakes in India. Heroin isn't illegal in Portugal. Dog...

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1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 2

Egan, James
1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 2
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 Cart...

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3000 Facts about Animated Films

Egan, James
3000 Facts about Animated Films
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 J...

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