Did you know? Rudolph's nose was almost named Reginald or Rollo, but the creator's young daughter liked the name Rudolph much better when he asked for her opinion. elaborate
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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
Netflix originally sent its DVDs in red envelopes. 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
Oprah Winfrey's first job was as a news anchor at a Nashville television station at the age of 19. elaborate
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
The first live-streamed video game tournament with a significant prize pool was for Quake in 1997. elaborate