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Televised Revenge
- Steve Harvey sent a TV every Christmas to his sixth-grade teacher because she told him he'd never be on television. He used the gifts as a long-running, spiteful reminder of her dismissal of him as a child.
Why Puppets Seem Left-Handed
- Most puppeteers operate puppets with their dominant hand, which flips the puppet's apparent handedness on screen. Because ~90% of people are right-handed, many TV puppet characters appear left-handed, making Sesame Street a 'left-handed' road.
Mind The Gap For A Widow
- Margaret McCollum visited Embankment station daily to hear her late husband's recorded 'Mind the gap' announcement. The Underground kept that station's announcement in his voice so she could continue hearing it after he died.