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- Queen Elizabeth II has launched her own YouTube channel, fifty years after she first addressed the UK public on TV on Christmas morning. The first couple shown in bed together on prime time US TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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- In 1884, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow of Germany, developed the first mechanical television which featured an 18-line resolution. His new contraption could relay images via wires by way of a rotating metal disk.
- In 1906 inventor Boris Rosing independently combines Nipkow’s rotating metal disk idea, with his own idea of using a cathode ray tube.
- The first recorded effort in making a mechanical television, was done In 1907 by two inventors — Englishman, A.A Campbell-Swinton and Boris Rosing of Russia.
- In 1927, the first modern electronic television system was invented by 21-year-old, Philo Taylor Fansworth, a young electronic buff. This young genius ideas proved to be lengths ahead of the mechanical television system of the day.
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- The secretary in The Apprentice who calls contestants into the boardroom at Lord Sugar's command is actually an actress.
- Scarlett Moffat from Gogglebox is a trained ballroom dancer, and has been fake tanning since she was 14.
- Episodes of Grand Designs can take anywhere from one to five years to film.
- Researchers from The X Factor look into applicants' family histories before they see the judges.
- Question: What does Michael Scott eat for lunch on The Office that makes him fall asleep? Answer: A whole chicken pot pie.
- Question: What is the name of Negan's bat on The Walking Dead? Answer: Lucille.
- Question: Michael Cera's character in Arrested Development shares a name with which pop legend? Answer: George Michael.
- Question: What is Dorothy Zbornak's job on The Golden Girls? Answer: Substitute teacher.
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- Friends: There was a chance Jennifer Aniston wasn't going to get to play Rachel because of another pilot she was in, so while they shot the show's promo photos, she was asked to step out of a handful of them in case she didn't end up being in the show.
- The Muppet Show: Most of the Muppets are left-handed. Why? Well, most puppeteers use their dominant (right) hand to work the puppet's mouth, which means they would use their left hand to move the puppet's left hand.
- The Sopranos: Brett Wicks, who designed the logo for the show, originally thought The Sopranos was about singers, not mobsters. He felt it was important for the logo to "overcome any preconceptions that the name might imply," which probably explains the gun in the now iconic logo.
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: In the earlier episodes, Will Smith would learn the entire script, which means sometimes he can be seen mouthing other actor's lines.
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Nov 26, 2020 · Using news sources and network archives, Stacker compiled a list of 50 interesting and little-known facts about the television industry.
