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American version Office was almost canceled after the first season due to low ratings and mixed reviews.
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Famous Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Cookies didn't exist when the restaurant first opened. They were introduced in 1992 as a simple snack for hungry guests while they waited for a table.
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Chuck E. Cheese, like the children's pizza chain character/mascot, actually has a surprisingly sad origin story.
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Pearl jam A concert at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California in 1993 because they were boycotting Ticketmaster-controlled venues inspired Coachella.
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Most of the 19th century cowboys didn't wear those huge 10-gallon cowboy hats you see in westerns.
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When Alec Guinness agreed to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hopehe was not particularly enthusiastic about the project. The role ultimately earned him around $100 million during his lifetime.
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Big Mac was invented by a McDonald's franchise owner in Pittsburgh who was trying to satisfy the large appetites of local steelworkers.
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The famous lightning that struck the clock tower Back to the Future was added only because budget cuts to the film.
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And finally, in 1960 Psycho changed the way people watch movies in theaters—and the way we watch them today.
