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


Facts That Sound Fake But Are Real

1.

Popcorn became a popular snack at the movies because of the Great Depression.

4.

NBC ran unreleased original Danielle Steel made-for-TV movies so that they wouldn’t have to write off the character of Rachel Green during the first season of Friends.

7.

The term “Black Friday” came from the Philadelphia Police Department.

11.

DVDs were one of the reasons that Blockbuster would eventually go out of business.

12.

The term “blockbuster” actually comes from World War II and had nothing to do with movies.

13.

And lastly, the reason The Wizard of Oz became an iconic piece of pop culture is because of television.

Brian Galindo

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