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Coca-Cola was created as a tonic for common ailments.
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The Beatles wanted to star in a film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, with Stanley Kubrick as the director.
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The Spice Girls did not come up with their nicknames.
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The Pink Panther was not created to be a cartoon character.
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“Believe” by Cher could have been released without the Auto-Tune effect if it weren’t for some liquid courage.
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A BBC TV signal was unexpectedly picked up in New York in 1938, way before the technology to broadcast transatlantically existed.
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And lastly, a parody skit to promote Miami Vice inspired the creation of The Golden Girls.
