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During the filming of Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country, Kim Cattrall took photographs on the Enterprise bridge wearing only Vulcan ears. Leonard Nimoy, concerned about potential damage to the franchise, ensured the photos were destroyed.
In 2021, Lady Gaga's dogs were forcefully stolen, and Jennifer McBride, an ex-convict, later returned them to claim a $500,000 reward. However, a judge determined she was ineligible for the reward due to her involvement in handling stolen property.
The film The Postman, released in 1997, is 177 minutes long. Despite negative feedback from two test screenings, Kevin Costner, the director, refused to shorten its length and personally covered most of the $80 million budget. The film grossed only approximately $20 million at the box office.
A programming error caused Mazda cars' infotainment systems to crash when playing the podcast 99% Invisible. The software misinterpreted the text “% I” as a command rather than a string.
A "condor" in golf, which is scoring four under par, is extremely uncommon. It includes incredible feats like a hole-in-one on a par five, a two on a par six, or a three on a par seven. As of May 2025, this has only been accomplished six times in history.
A Russian professor named Panarin created a map predicting that internal and external pressures would eventually cause the United States to split into four separate republics.
In 2009, an orangutan at an Australian zoo cleverly escaped by using a stick to disable her enclosure's electric fence and stacking debris to climb over a wall. After sitting on the fence for 30 minutes, she chose to return on her own.
When the Abbey National Building Society moved into 219-229 Baker Street in London, they employed a full-time secretary to handle mail addressed to the fictional Sherlock Holmes at 221b Baker Street.
Disney once attempted to create a theme park where guests could experience what it was like to be a slave. Predictably, the project ended in complete failure.
The 17th-century Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was so confident in his skills that he used a wooden sword regardless of his opponent's weapon. He arrived late to two duels and defeated both adversaries. In a subsequent duel, he arrived early and ambushed those planning to ambush him. Legend says he killed an opponent using a sword he carved from an oar.
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