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Kyle Broflovski's parents, Gerald and Sheila, are named after the real-life parents of Matt Stone, the creator of South Park.

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

Cartman from South Park is loosely based on a high school classmate of Trey Parker, one of South Park’s co-creators.

Did you know that the Ophiocordyceps fungus can turn a dead insect into a zombie by releasing spores into its brain?

The Pokémon Charmeleon gets its name from a combination of “char,” meaning to burn or singe, and “chameleon,” a species of lizard.

Did you know that in BBC's Doctor Who, the Doctor wasn't initially meant to be the main focus of the series?

The Ancient Greeks feared zombies so much that they used to weigh their dead down with heavy rocks.

Did you know that the Pokémon Charmander was originally called "Hitokage"?

Did you know that Winnie the Pooh bear shares the same birthday with Queen Elizabeth II?

Donald Duck's full name is Donald "Fauntleroy" Duck. He is the only Disney character with an official middle name.

South Park's unintelligible character Kenny McCormick can actually talk Romanian and Spanish fluently.

Did you know that the TV show LOST still holds the title for having the most misunderstood ending of any TV show to date?