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Did you know that Tom Felton, the actor who played Draco Malfoy, also auditioned for the roles of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley?

In 1984 Motorola released the world's first cellphone, the DynaTAC 8000x. It had a battery life of 35 minutes and weighed 2.5 lbs.

In 2021, Doja Cat hosted the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time, where she was nominated for five awards and won three.

Did you know that the voice of BB-8 was created using an iPad and a sound effects app?

In Pokémon Red and Blue, Charizard couldn't fly despite having enormous wings. This was corrected in Pokémon Yellow.

Wolverine had an Australian accent in two different 80s animated series. Ironically, neither voice actor was Australian.

Ancient Egyptians used perfume during mummification as they believed pleasant smells to be a sign of holiness.

Jeff Bezos originally wanted to name Amazon "Cadabra" but changed his mind after people kept mishearing it as "cadaver."

The record for the fastest Major League Baseball game was set on September 28, 1919, with a time of just 51 minutes.

Peter Pan had a love interest before Wendy. Her name was Maimie Mannering, a lost girl he met in Kensington Gardens.

Did you know that in 2011, Michael Jackson's red "Thriller" Varsity Jacket sold at auction for an incredible $1.8 million?

The ChatGPT parent company, OpenAI, has received funding from several high-profile investors, including Microsoft and Elon Musk.