These 10 Mind-Blowing Facts Sound Completely Made Up But Are Actually 100% True

10 Mind-Blowing Facts That Sound Fake But Are True

1.

The characters of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in Heated Rivalry are actually partially inspired by two real-life pro hockey players.

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Britney Spears's guest role helped How I Met Your Mother get renewed after weak early ratings.

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Marge Simpson's hair was originally designed to hide rabbit ears as a joke about her being part cartoon rabbit.

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A lot of what we picture when we talk about alien abductions traces back to Betty and Barney Hill. In 1961, they reported being taken by strange beings and later described the encounter under hypnosis. Their account included some of the earliest descriptions of the "Greys," thin, pale-skinned figures with big, dark eyes.

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The classic 1980s sitcom 227 was originally a live stage play before being adapted into a TV show.

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Mr. Potato Head originally didn't come with a plastic potato body. In fact, you were actually supposed to use a real potato.

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The iconic cocktail dress that Bette Davis's Margo Channing wears in All About Eve was not supposed to look like that and was a very last-minute accident.

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Dolly Parton's Christmas classic "Hard Candy Christmas" is actually neither a Christmas song nor her original track.

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"Be Our Guest" in Beauty and the Beast was inspired by the amazing customer service at a Residence Inn hotel in Fishkill, New York.

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And lastly, the original Chuck E. Cheese mascot was supposed to be a coyote, but the company accidentally ordered a rat costume.