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World record holders

  • The BeatlesIn 1964, an estimated 73 million Americans watched the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.
  • Michael JacksonMichael Jackson bought a music catalog with most of the Beatles's material in 1985. He paid 47.5 million dollars.
  • ColdplayColdplay's first release was 500 copies of a self-financed EP. The band later grossed a billion dollars on one tour.
  • Elvis PresleyA teacher told young Elvis Presley he had no aptitude for singing. He later sold an estimated 500 million records.
  • MadonnaMadonna arrived in New York in 1978 with thirty-five dollars. It was her first plane ride and first taxi.
  • Avengers: EndgameAvengers: Endgame opens with Clint Barton losing his family to Thanos's snap. It was moved from Infinity War.
  • Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston sold more than 220 million records and carried a nickname that needed no first name: "the Voice". She was born in 1963 and died in 2012. In between, she became one of the most awarded performers in history. In 2023, Rolling…
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)Walt Disney once acted out all of Snow White for his animators, playing every character.
  • Elon MuskIn 2001, Elon Musk traveled to Moscow twice to buy missiles, hoping to launch a plant greenhouse to Mars.
  • Thriller (album)Michael Jackson set one rule for his album Thriller: every song had to be a killer. It won eight Grammys in one night.
  • BlackpinkBlackpink became the first artist in the world to pass 100 million subscribers on YouTube, reaching that mark on the 20th of February 2026. The platform marked the occasion with a custom Red Diamond Creator Award. The group behind that…
  • Jaws (film)The broken shark in Jaws made the film scarier. Spielberg had to suggest it with barrels and a fin.
  • Lionel MessiLionel Messi's first Barcelona contract was written on a paper napkin. He was 13 at the time.
  • BTSBTS debuted in 2013 from a small label outside K-pop's three dominant agencies. They practiced up to 15 hours a day.
  • Gone with the Wind (film)Hattie McDaniel was barred from the premiere of Gone with the Wind by Jim Crow laws, then won an Oscar.
  • Avatar (2009 film)Avatar, the 2009 science fiction film from director James Cameron, began with a dream he had when he was 19 years old. In the dream, he saw a bioluminescent forest. Its trees were made of fiber-optic strands, fan lizards moved through the…
  • Titanic (1997 film)Rather than cut Titanic, James Cameron gave up his $8 million director's salary.
  • Mad Max (film)The 1979 Australian film Mad Max cost roughly A$400,000 and earned more than US$100 million worldwide.
  • One PieceOda sealed the truth about One Piece's treasure in a box and sent it to the ocean floor.
  • Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo's mother wanted to abort him, but her doctor refused. He became football's top goalscorer.
  • Rosé (singer)Rosé, born Roseanne Park, did not take her father's idea seriously at first. He suggested she audition for a South Korean record label, and she assumed he was joking. The distance was enormous, and becoming a singer overseas looked close…
  • Lisa (rapper)Lisa, the Thai rapper, singer, dancer and actress, was the only person to qualify out of 4,000 applicants at a single audition held in Thailand. The audition was for YG Entertainment, a record label based in South Korea. She was still a…
  • The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation was screened at the White House in 1915. The next night, the Supreme Court cheered it too.

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