The 1926 film, Don Juan, set the record for the most kisses in a single film.

In the 1926 film version of Don Juan actor John Barrymore set the record for the most kisses ever in a single film. Barrymore embraced Mary Astor and Estelle Taylor 127 times.

The 1926 film, Don Juan, set the record for the most kisses in a single film.

Andy Warhol's movie, Kiss, set the record for the longest kiss in a movie - 50 glorious minutes.

The longest kiss in a movie is in Andy Warhol’s Kiss. Rufus Collins and Naomi Levine kissed for the entire 50 minutes of the movie – making for a couple of very uncomfortable actors and an even more uncomfortable audience.

Andy Warhol's movie, Kiss, set the record for the longest kiss in a movie - 50 glorious minutes.

The first movie to use sound was "The Jazz Singer" released in 1927.

The first words, spoken by Al Jolson, were: “Wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothing yet.”

The first movie to use sound was "The Jazz Singer" released in 1927.

The first porn movie was the 1908 French film al'Ecu d'or oula bonne auberge.

According to Patrick Robertson’s Film Facts, “the earliest pornographic motion picture which can definitely be dated is A L’Ecu d’Or ou la bonne auberge” made in France in 1908. The plot depicts a weary soldier who has a tryst with a servant girl at an inn.

The first porn movie was the 1908 French film al'Ecu d'or oula bonne auberge.

The most translated film of all time is the Jesus film, based on the Gospel of Luke.

The Jesus film has been dubbed in 1,112 languages and has been screened in all the countries in the world (some in private screenings).

The most translated film of all time is the Jesus film, based on the Gospel of Luke.

At 81 years old, Jessica Tandy was the oldest actress to win an Oscar.

At 81 Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar in 1990 for her performance in Driving Miss Daisy.

At 81 years old, Jessica Tandy was the oldest actress to win an Oscar.

The record for the most extras in a movie goes to the 1982 British movie Gandhi, which featured 300,000 extras.

The 1967 Russian movie War and Peace had 120,000 extras. The South Korean movie Monster Wang-magwi from the same year featured 157,000 extras. The 1945 German movie Kolberg had 187,000 and the movie with the most extras, the 1982 British movie Gandhi, featured 300,000 extras.

The record for the most extras in a movie goes to the 1982 British movie Gandhi, which featured 300,000 extras.

Henry Fonda finally won an Academy Award 41 years after he was first nominated.

Henry Fonda was first nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 1941 for his role in The Grapes of Wrath but had to wait 41 years before he finally achieved a win in 1982 for his role in On Golden Pond. At 76, he is the oldest actor yet to have received the Best Actor award.

Henry Fonda finally won an Academy Award 41 years after he was first nominated.

In the United States, to earn a "gold record" designation, an album must sell 500,000 copies.

To win a gold disc award, an album needs to sell 500,000 copies in the United States, and 100,000 in the Britain.

In the United States, to earn a "gold record" designation, an album must sell 500,000 copies.

Julia Phillips was the first female producer to win Best Picture award, for The Sting (1973).

The first female to win the Best Director award was Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008).

Julia Phillips was the first female producer to win Best Picture award, for The Sting (1973).

Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931).

Melba toast was named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. The toast was created for her by chef and fan Auguste Escoffier, who also...
Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931).

The 1968 movie, War and Peace, had a running time of 7 hours 11 minutes.

War and Peace was the longest film to win an Academy Award – for best Foreign picture.

The 1968 movie, War and Peace, had a running time of 7 hours 11 minutes.

Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876, the year the phone was invented.

First patented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and further developed by many others, the telephone was the first device in history that enabled people to talk directly with each other across large distances.

Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876, the year the phone was invented.

Beethoven often angered publishers by selling the same score to six or seven different publishers simultaneously.

Beethoven also angered publishers by demanding unreasonably large fees for even the simplest work.

Beethoven often angered publishers by selling the same score to six or seven different publishers simultaneously.

The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980.

The Red Book specifies the physical parameters and properties of the CD.  The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony;  it was adopted by the Digital Audio Disc Committee and ratified as IEC 60908 (published in 1987).  The maximum playing time for a CD is 79.8...
The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980.

Beethoven was the first composer who never had an official court position, thus the first known freelance musician.

Beethoven was born in 1770.  He grew up poor but published his first work at age 12. By age 20 he was famous.

Beethoven was the first composer who never had an official court position, thus the first known freelance musician.

The maximum number of tracks that a CD can hold is 99 - the reason why there are so many "99 song" collections.

The Red Book specifies the physical parameters and properties of the CD.  The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony;  it was adopted by the Digital Audio Disc Committee and ratified as IEC 60908 (published in 1987).  The maximum playing time for a CD is 79.8...
The maximum number of tracks that a CD can hold is 99 - the reason why there are so many "99 song" collections.

Beethoven was short, stocky, dressed badly, didn't like to bath, lived in squalor and used crude language.

Beethoven was also known to openly conducted affairs with married women and had syphilis. He was deaf when he composed his Ninth Symphony.

Beethoven was short, stocky, dressed badly, didn't like to bath, lived in squalor and used crude language.

The music industry generates about $4 billion in online music but loose about $40 billion to illegal downloads.

And the greedy little #@&3!’s see this as a “half-empty glass” rather than “half-full”.

The music industry generates about $4 billion in online music but loose about $40 billion to illegal downloads.

Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.

The band Duran Duran’s name came from the villain Barbarella in Roger Vadim’s French science-fiction film. The mad scientist, played by Milo O’Shea, is named “Dr. Durand Durand”.

Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.

Top-selling albums used to reach sales of 20 million copies before the advent of online piracy - by 2009 it had dropped to about 5 million.

Although this is a true fact, it fails to explain why sales of concert tickets also dropped while music artists continue to set earnings records.

Top-selling albums used to reach sales of 20 million copies before the advent of online piracy - by 2009 it had dropped to about 5 million.

Elvis was an avid gun collector with over 40 weapons in his collection.

Amongst Elvis’s gun collection were M-16s and a Thompson submachine gun.

Elvis was an avid gun collector with over 40 weapons in his collection.

Online piracy be damned - it is estimated that one-third of recorded CDs ever sold were pirated.

As proof, sales figures during the heyday of the compact disc show that the number of recorded CDs and blank CDs sold were about equal.

Online piracy be damned - it is estimated that one-third of recorded CDs ever sold were pirated.

Elvis' favorite collectibles were official police badges.

Elvis collected police badges in almost every city he performed in.

Elvis' favorite collectibles were official police badges.

The Star-Spangled Banner became the US national anthem in 1931. Prior to that, it was My Country 'Tis of Thee'.

The Star-Spangled Banner became the US national anthem in 1931. Prior to that, it was My Country ‘Tis of Thee, which had the same melody as Britain’s national anthem God Save the Queen, which is based on music written by John Bull in 1619. Bull’s melody has been used more than any song...
The Star-Spangled Banner became the US national anthem in 1931. Prior to that, it was My Country 'Tis of Thee'.

Cat's don't meow to communicate with each - meowing is solely for talking to humans.

Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.  A cat’s brain is much more similar to a human brain than that of a dog.

Cat's don't meow to communicate with each - meowing is solely for talking to humans.

"Elvis has left the building" was first used upon conclusion of an Elvis concert in Minneapolis in 1954.

It was at a concert in Minneapolis in 1954 that Al Dvorin first closed Elvis’s concerts with: “Ladies and Gentleman, Elvis has left the building. Thank you and good night.”

"Elvis has left the building" was first used upon conclusion of an Elvis concert in Minneapolis in 1954.

In 1909, while waiting for King Edward VII who was getting dressed, a German band played the British national anthem 17 times.

This set a record for the most times the British anthem was played in a single performance.

In 1909, while waiting for King Edward VII who was getting dressed, a German band played the British national anthem 17 times.

Women speak an average of 7,000 words per day.

Men on the other hand, speak an average of only 2,000 words each day.

Women speak an average of 7,000 words per day.

The U.S. used music from the heavy metal group Metallica to make Iraq prisoners talk.

They also used music from Sesame Street and Barney television shows to drive prisoners crazy.

The U.S. used music from the heavy metal group Metallica to make Iraq prisoners talk.

The majority of laugh tracks you hear on TV were recorded in the 1950's.

So technically you are listening to dead people laugh.

The majority of laugh tracks you hear on TV were recorded in the 1950's.