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Mila Kunis earns between $175,000 and $225,000 for each episode of Family Guy.
Eminem's 1999 song "Brain Damage" recounts his experiences with real-life childhood bully DeAngelo Bailey, who once claimed in an interview to have struck Eminem so forcefully that it resulted in a concussion, ear bleeding, and temporary blindness. In 2001, Bailey filed a slander lawsuit against Eminem, which a judge uniquely dismissed in the form of a rap.
In 2022, a conflict between Pantone and Adobe led to the exclusion of Pantone color codes from Photoshop and other design applications. Consequently, digital colors appeared black unless users paid Pantone a separate $15 monthly subscription.
Amazon acquired the rights to create The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power without pitching a specific storyline to the Tolkien estate. Instead, they committed to working closely with the estate to "protect Tolkien's legacy," which the estate felt previous adaptations had failed to do.
James Strang, who led a Mormon splinter faction, declared himself "king" of his church on Beaver Island, Michigan, and governed for six years. His rule was so despised by locals that he was assassinated in 1856, and his assassins were held in an unlocked cell and fined only $1.25.
In the 1990 film Pretty Woman, Richard Gere drove a Lotus Esprit because Ferrari and Porsche declined to have their cars associated with a movie involving prostitution. This unexpected product placement resulted in a tripling of Lotus sales.
Dirk Willems, a Dutch Anabaptist from the 16th century, escaped from prison but returned to save a guard who fell through ice while pursuing him. His compassionate act led to his recapture and eventual execution.
Originally designed to assess cognitive development in children, the water-level task surprisingly revealed that many college students also struggled to solve it correctly.
In the 2000s, actress Linda Fiorentino, known for roles in Men in Black and Dogma, began a relationship with FBI agent Mark Rosini. Claiming it was for role research, she convinced him to access confidential files from a felony case involving a Hollywood fixer, which she then handed over to the fixer's attorneys to assist him.
During the Vietnam War, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson landed his aircraft amid gunfire to confront and halt American soldiers who had already killed nearly 500 unarmed civilians in the My Lai Massacre. He even threatened to open fire on his own troops if they continued their assault. Congress labeled him a traitor and instructed him to remain silent about the incident.
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