12 Mind-Blowing Facts That Sound Completely Made Up But Are Actually 100% True

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The iconic Star Wars opening crawl was not written by George Lucas. According to director Brian De Palma, he and screenwriter Jay Cocks wrote it after a disastrous first screening of a rough cut of the film.

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Lincoln Logs were created by the son of the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Marla Gibbs — who played housekeeper Florence on The Jeffersons — kept her job with United Airlines for two years after the show premiered.

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Bob Ross never got paid for his PBS show, The Joy of Painting.

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Timon and Pumbaa were originally the ones who were supposed to sing “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” in The Lion King.

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The TV show Dynasty is what helped popularize oversized shoulder pads in women’s clothing in the 1980s.

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Michael Jackson was actually one of Jim Henson’s first picks to play Jareth, the Goblin King, in his film Labyrinth.

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The classic Chanel double C-turn lock is not as old as you might think. The design feature was added to the bag in 1983.

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And lastly, Prince wrote “Purple Rain” as a country song for his friend Stevie Nicks to perform.