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Jennifer Aniston hated her haircut on 'Friends' - The actress never liked the haircut that became known as "The Rachel." The 'Friends' star even called it "the ugliest haircut I've ever seen."

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Hannibal Lecter's voice -

Anthony Hopkins's character's voice in 'The Silence of the Lambs' was inspired by Truman Capote and Katharine Hepburn.

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T-Rex is a dog -

The sound of the T-Rex in 'Jurassic Park' was made by slowing down a recording of a Jack Russell playing with a rope.

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How ironic was Alanis Morissette, really? - Some say the lyrics to her hit 'Ironic' got irony wrong. But isn't it ironic that a song called 'Ironic' is not just about ironies? Food for thought.

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Will power -

Will Smith knew people would always associate him with his role on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' so he wanted his character to be called Will. 

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eBay was launched in 1995 -

The site was originally called AuctionWeb. 

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Cousin one more time -

Britney Spears' love interest in the video for 'Baby One More Time' is actually her cousin Chad.

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Adidas Air Jordans? -

The Nike Air Jordans were a hit in the '90s, but Michael Jordan actually had a preference for Adidas. Unfortunately the brand didn't match the deal.

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'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and Salem -

Melissa Joan Hart's character lived in a fictional town. However, the town's ZIP code is the same as the real ZIP code for Salem, Massachusetts (where the witch trials took place in the 17th century).

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Marilyn Monroe vs Laura Palmer -

Mark Frost and David Lynch were meant to do a biopic about Marilyn Monroe, but ended up making 'Twin Peaks' instead. The plot still revolves about a blonde who died young.

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The Power Rangers were 'too violent' -

So the show was banned in New Zealand in the '90s and the ban wasn't lifted until 2011!

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'Ice Ice Baby' was originally a B-side -

Vanilla Ice's hit was played by a radio DJ in Georgia and the rest is history.

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Napster was the '90s Spotify -

Lots of people became obsessed with the music-sharing platform. Downloading music illegally was a big issue that took years to get tackled (and a perfect solution was never quite found).

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Destiny's Child -

The group started their career as Girl's Tyme in the early '90s.

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Jackie Chan was the Beast -

The actor voiced the Beast in the Chinese version of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast.'

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'Seinfeld' had one rule -

"No hugging, no learning" was the rule Larry David made for 'Seinfeld' scripts. But, technically, isn't that two rules?

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'Titanic' mass intoxication -

Some 80 cast and crew members got sick while shooting the movie. Apparently because someone spiked the seafood chowder with PCP.

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Nintendo's Game Boy in space -

Russian astronaut Aleksandr A. Serebrov (left) brought his Game Boy on a mission and became the first person to play a video game (Tetris) in space.

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The iMac -

Some 32% of iMac customers were first-time computer buyers. The innovative product was launched in 1998.

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'The Matrix' was a gamble for movie execs -

Warner Brothers weren't sure about the movie, as writers and directors the Wachowskis were unknowns at the time. But the sibling duo presented the studio with a 600-page storyboard, and it worked!

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'Barbie Girl' lawsuit -

Mattel sued music group Aqua for copyright infringement. But the judge for the US Court of Appeals had this to say: "The parties are advised to chill."

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Pepsi flop -

The company tested 3,000 variations of Pepsi Crystal. It was eventually launched in 1992, but within two years it was withdrawn from shelves.

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Lego Google? -

The first Google server in 1996 was partly built of Lego. They've come a long way since then!

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NSYNC -

Justin Timberlake's mom came up with the idea for the boy band's name. It consisted of the last letter of each band member's name (this makes sense if you consider that Lance Bass was not an initial member of the band–Jason Galasso, however, was).

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The Backstreet Boys -

The group got their name from a flea market in Orlando, called the Backstreet Market. Not very glamorous, right?

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Nevermind Lars Ulrich -

When Nirvana launched 'Nevermind,' an album that helped changed the musical landscape of the '90s, Metallica sent them a fax saying, "We really dig Nirvana. 'Nevermind' is the best album of the year. Let's get together soon, Metallica. PS, Lars hates the band."

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No 'Pulp Fiction' for Elaine -

Julia Louis-Dreyfus turned down the role of Mia Wallace in 'Pulp Fiction' because of her work on 'Seinfeld.'

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