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Meet Drayton Doherty, a doctor who cured a dying man by pretending to undo a voodoo hex in a last ditch effort after modern medicine didn’t work. The man believed he was cured and lived for ten more years.

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A Near Death from Voodoo Hexing In the spring of 1938, Dr. Drayton Doherty admitted a sixty-year-old African –American man to the hospital. The small hospital was located at the edge of town in an old house that had been converted into a fifteen-bed hospital. Six of the beds were located upstairs at the rear […]

Meet Drayton Doherty, a doctor who cured a dying man by pretending to undo a voodoo hex in a last ditch effort after modern medicine didn’t work. The man believed he was cured and lived for ten more years. Read More »

When Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon, guest starred in The Simpsons, writers were concerned he would be offended by his line, “second comes after first,” and offered an alternative- “first to take a soil sample.” However, Aldrin preferred the original line, and it remained in the script.

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Deep Space Homer “Deep Space Homer” is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of American animated sitcom The Simpsons, which was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on February 24, 1994. In the episode, NASA selects Homer Simpson to participate in a spaceflight to spark public interest in space exploration and boost

When Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon, guest starred in The Simpsons, writers were concerned he would be offended by his line, “second comes after first,” and offered an alternative- “first to take a soil sample.” However, Aldrin preferred the original line, and it remained in the script. Read More »

Bewitched Sisters at Heart

US sitcom Bewitched had a 1970 episode explicitly addressing racism. It was written by 26 African-American students from a tenth grade English class and was the favourite episode of series star Elizabeth Montgomery

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Sisters at Heart “Sisters at Heart” is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season, and 213th episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) fantasy television sitcom Bewitched. This Christmas episode aired on ABC on December 24, 1970, and again the following December. The narrative follows Lisa Wilson (Venetta Rogers), an African-American girl, as she

US sitcom Bewitched had a 1970 episode explicitly addressing racism. It was written by 26 African-American students from a tenth grade English class and was the favourite episode of series star Elizabeth Montgomery Read More »

The Simpsons episode “Itchy and Scratchy Land,” was written in response to new, stringent censorship laws that were being put in place at the time. Fox had tried to prevent the inclusion of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons in the show, prompting the writers to make the episode as violent as possible.

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Itchy & Scratchy Land This article is about the episode of The Simpsons. For the fictional theme park in The Simpsons, see Springfield (The Simpsons) § Itchy & Scratchy Land. “Itchy & Scratchy Land” is the fourth episode of The Simpsons’ sixth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on

The Simpsons episode “Itchy and Scratchy Land,” was written in response to new, stringent censorship laws that were being put in place at the time. Fox had tried to prevent the inclusion of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons in the show, prompting the writers to make the episode as violent as possible. Read More »

Matt Leblanc, before he was cast in Friends, was told by a photographer to go to a dentist and file a tooth as it was longer. Matt couldn’t afford $80 for the dentist as he only had $11 left to his name, so he bought 3 packs of emery boards (Nail files) and filed the tooth himself.

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Matt LeBlanc admits ‘I was down to $11’ before he got cast on ‘Friends’ Before Matt LeBlanc was Joey Tribbiani on “Friends,” it definitely wasn’t his day, his week or even his year. On Thursday night’s episode of “Conan,” the actor revealed that he was totally broke before he was cast as the lovable ladies’

Matt Leblanc, before he was cast in Friends, was told by a photographer to go to a dentist and file a tooth as it was longer. Matt couldn’t afford $80 for the dentist as he only had $11 left to his name, so he bought 3 packs of emery boards (Nail files) and filed the tooth himself. Read More »

The original cast of The Big Bang Theory took a pay cut of $100,000 so that the two other regular cast members (Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch) get a pay increase in 2017.

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Why the ‘Big Bang Theory’ Stars Took Surprising Pay Cuts The Big Bang Theory stars are giving up some of their Friends-level cash in the name of friendship. CBS and producers Warner Bros. Television formally renewed the hit Chuck Lorre comedy March 20 with a two-season, 48-episode pickup that will take it through its 12th

The original cast of The Big Bang Theory took a pay cut of $100,000 so that the two other regular cast members (Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch) get a pay increase in 2017. Read More »

In an episode of the Simpsons that aired in 2003, Homer gave his email address as [email protected]. The episode’s writer, Matt Selman, signed up for the ChunkyLover53 email address beforehand and within minutes of the show’s airing found his inbox packed to its 999-message limit.

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Defending ChunkyLover53 This week, the internet has been ablaze with stories like this one on CNET. Okay, not ablaze. But a bunch of articles. Here’s the deal. A Simpsons episode I wrote, called “The Dad Who Knew Too Little,” had a joke in it where Homer gave his email address as: [email protected]. Ha ha. Homer

In an episode of the Simpsons that aired in 2003, Homer gave his email address as [email protected]. The episode’s writer, Matt Selman, signed up for the ChunkyLover53 email address beforehand and within minutes of the show’s airing found his inbox packed to its 999-message limit. Read More »

Game of Thrones actresses Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) would relax together after sets by sitting in bath tubs smoking weed and putting on makeup. They remain good friends off set

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Game Of Thrones stars Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams would “sit in the bath tub and smoke weed” after filming Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has admitted that she and co-star Maisie Williams would “get high and sit in bath tubs” after filming the show. The two stars are close friends in real life,

Game of Thrones actresses Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) would relax together after sets by sitting in bath tubs smoking weed and putting on makeup. They remain good friends off set Read More »

In 1996 during an SAS training exercise 21 year old Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16,000 feet due to a torn parachute. His surgeon said it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. 2 years later he climbed Mt. Everest

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Bear Grylls Not to be confused with Bear Grillz. Edward Michael Grylls (born 7 June 1974), better known as Bear Grylls, is a British former SAS serviceman, survival instructor, and honorary lieutenant-colonel, and, outside his military career, an adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild

In 1996 during an SAS training exercise 21 year old Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16,000 feet due to a torn parachute. His surgeon said it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. 2 years later he climbed Mt. Everest Read More »

Over the course of its 20 years on Nickelodeon, The Fairly OddParents has been cancelled five times

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The Hilarious Number Of Times The Fairly OddParents Has Been Cancelled television TV fans will, more often than not, pay close attention to cancellations and renewals happening with long-lasting broadcast series or hugely popular cable shows, not giving much consideration for how that process works for more niche fare, such as animated programming. I recently

Over the course of its 20 years on Nickelodeon, The Fairly OddParents has been cancelled five times Read More »

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