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The term "home theater" didn't become widely used until the late 1990s, despite the concept of enjoying movies at home existing much longer. elaborate
Oprah Winfrey's first job was as a news anchor at a Nashville television station at the age of 19. elaborate
The longest-running Broadway show is *The Phantom of the Opera*, having run for over 30 years. elaborate
Netflix originally sent its DVDs in red envelopes. elaborate
The first live-streamed video game tournament with a significant prize pool was for Quake in 1997. elaborate
The term "rock and roll" was first used in print in 1951, but live rock and roll shows didn't become truly widespread until a few years later. elaborate
The original "Pac-Man" arcade game was designed with only 256 possible maze patterns. elaborate
SpongeBob SquarePants was originally going to be named SpongeBoy. The creators had to change it at the last minute because they discovered the name 'SpongeBoy' was already copyrighted by a mop company, so he couldn't legally use it for his name! elaborate
The phrase "encore" comes from the French, meaning "again." elaborate
The term "Twitch Plays Pokémon," where viewers collectively control a single Pokémon game, demonstrated the surprising emergent behavior possible through mass-participation game streaming. elaborate
The world's first video game, "Tennis for Two," was created in 1958 and played on an oscilloscope. elaborate
Disney+ launched with a significantly smaller content library than its competitors Netflix and Hulu, yet quickly gained subscribers due to its established brand recognition and popular franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. elaborate
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