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Cameraman, Frankie Biondo, has been filming Sesame Street since the first season and still operates Camera 1 on today’s set.

Soap operas get their name from radio series sponsored by soap manufacturers during the Great Depression, which were aimed primarily at housewives working alone at home.

For the 200th episode of Inside the Actors Studio, host James Lipton sat in the guest chair. The show let Lipton choose who would interview him, and he selected comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle hosted the special and turned the questions on Lipton for a rare role reversal.

The Sydney Opera House's inaugural performance featured Paul Robeson, who sang "Ol' Man River" to construction workers during their lunch break.

Human babies are helpless because we walk upright. Walking upright requires a narrow pelvis, in which our large head/brain would get stuck during birth, so babies are born with a smaller head/brain that develops more after birth, compared to other mammals.

90% of diamonds in the world pass through the Indian city of Surat in Gujarat state, before reaching the market. The diamonds are cut and polished here.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, when the contestants enter the arena for the third task, the Beauxbatons girls in the audience can be seen dancing the Macarena.

Since red wavelengths of light are absorbed in the first 10-20 feet of water, blood looks green below 50 feet of water.

American writer Kurt Vonnegut had a cameo appearance in the movie; ‘Back to School.’ When the protagonist (Rodney Dangerfield) is asked how he is going to write a paper on ‘Vonnegut’ for a literature class if he hasn’t read any of the books? ...the actual Kurt Vonnegut shows up at his dorm room.

According to Hollywood accounting, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which cost $6 million to produce and grossed over $600 million in theaters worldwide, somehow managed to lose $20 million to avoid paying any royalties.