Fact: Marla Gibbs continued to work as a flight attendant for two years after being cast on a hit TV show
π¬ Did you know? Before Marla Gibbs became iconic as the character on the stoop of 227 π , she played Florence, the housekeeper on The Jeffersons (a spin-off of All in the Family) πΊ. In a 2015 interview π£οΈ with the Washington Post π°, Gibbs revealed that even though it seemed like she had made it big, she kept her job as a flight attendant βοΈ for American Airlines for two more yearsβjust to be safe! πΌπͺ fact facts fun fact
π¬ Oops! A Pixar Employee Almost Lost Toy Story 2 π§Έπ₯
During the making of Toy Story 2, a Pixar employee accidentally deleted a whole sequence π±! In his book Creativity Inc., Ed Catmull, Pixar's cofounder, shared that someone mistakenly entered a command '**/bin/rm -r -f ***' on the drive where the film's files were stored π»π¨. As scenes started disappearing, it wouldβve taken a full year to redo the lost footage β³. Luckily, one employee had a backup of the entire movie on her laptop at home π! facts fun fact entertainment history
π¦ The Famous MGM Lion Roar is Trademarked! π¬
The iconic roar of the MGM lion at the beginning of every movie is more than just a roar it's a trademarked sound! π₯π¦ Over the years, MGM has had a few different lion mascots, but the roar has remained the same. π This legendary sound was officially trademarked in the 1980s by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. πΆπ facts fun fact entertainment history animals
π₯ The Terminator Script Was Sold for Just $1! π΅
Can you believe that James Cameron, the genius behind iconic films like Titanic π’ and Avatar π, sold the script for The Terminator for just $1 πΈ? All he needed was a promise that heβd be the one to direct it π¬. And the rest, as they say, is history! The movie went on to become a legend, packed with some of the most famous quotes of all time! π¦Ύ facts fun fact entertainment history
π₯ Thomas Edison Helped Spark Your Love for Cat Videos π±πΉ
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the kinetograph in 1892, brought motion pictures to life! π He captured early films featuring legends like Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill π€ . But the real cuties stealing the show? The Boxing Cats π₯π±βadorable kitties in a boxing ring, filmed in 1894! π¬ Thanks to Edison, the world got its first dose of cat video fame! πΎ facts fun fact technology science history entertainment animals