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Fact #4231
Chris Hemsworth had to maintain the physical appearance of Thor in the Avengers, so he increased his dietary intake. This consists of fish, steak, chicken and eggs each day. 

Fact #4232
In The Avengers, Tony Stark refers to the team as "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", which was the super hero team's tagline since the comic first came out in 1963.

Fact #4233
Samuel L. Jackson and Hugh Jackman are the only 2 actors to play the same character in 5 different comic book movies. Samuel plays Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hugh plays Wolverine, a mutant from X-Men. 

Fact #4234
The Shawarma post-credits scene from the first Avengers movie was Robert Downey Jr.'s idea. The scene was added in a day after the global premiere of the movie. In the original script, Tony Stark would say, "What's next?" after falling through the hole in space and being rescued by the Hulk.

Fact #4235
Chris Evans would sometimes text the cast of Avengers, "Assemble" or "Avengers Assemble" whenever he wanted everyone to hang out off set. The saying, "Avengers Assemble" is the Avenger's battlecry.

Fact #4236
The OsCorp Tower from "The Amazing Spider-Man" was supposed to make a cameo appearance in the New York Skyline during The Avengers after the filmmakers had secured the rights to put the building in the film. However the building did not end up being featured in the film because the digital rendering for the structure wasn't complete in time for the movie's release. 

Fact #4237
The Hulk's voice is a mixture of both Mark Ruffalo's and Lou Ferrigno's. Whenever the Hulk roars, that's Ferrigno's voice. But when Hulk speaks, such as the phrase, "Puny God" that's Ruffalo's voice.

Fact #4238
Estelle Harris who plays Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, was the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in all three Toy Story films.

Fact #4239
Moana is the fifth official Disney princess that isn't of European descent after Mulan, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Tiana. 

Fact #4240
Moana is the first Polynesian-themed Disney animated feature film since Lilo & Stitch.

Fact #4241
Auli'i Cravalho, who voices Moana, is the youngest Disney Princess voice ever, being only 14 years old.

Fact #4242
Fifth Harmony member and pop star Dinah Jane Henson auditioned for the role of Moana. She was long rumored to be the voice of Moana until the official announcement of Auli'i Cravalho. 

Fact #4243
The characters of Pua the Pig and Hei Hei the Rooster were based on the looks of the director's John Musker and Ron Clements.

Fact #4244
Moana is the second animated movie Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's ever stared in. His first animated film was Planet 51.

Fact #4245
Hayden Rolence replaces Alexander Gould as the voice of Nemo for Finding Dory, due to having outgrown his original role in Finding Nemo.

Fact #4246
With over 25 million likes, Dory is the most liked character on Facebook from any Disney or Pixar film. 

Fact #4247
Finding Dory is actually set six months after its predecessor, forgetting the thirteen year gap between the two films.

Fact #4248
In an interview, Daniel Brühl said that Captain America: Civil War's budget was so huge, that you can make 20 films from it. 

Fact #4249
Chris Evans has stated that Civil War will set up Avengers: Infinity War - Part I (2018) and Avengers: Infinity War - Part II (2019).

Fact #4250
Hugo Weaving confirmed he does not know if he is set to return as The Red Skull in Civil War or any other Marvel Studios film. Weaving has previously expressed no interest in returning to the role, citing the extensive makeup requirements as a deterrent, but is under contract with Marvel to appear two more times.

Fact #4251
Marvel initially wanted to hire Robert Downey Jr.'s reprisal of Tony Stark as a small role, with just three weeks of work. However Downey wanted a larger role, which would lead to a bigger payday. Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter was furious over the request, prompting him to order the screenwriters to write Stark out of the story completely. When the deal seemed like it was off the table, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige pushed to hire Downey, citing that his casting in the film could leave the door open for sequels, new franchises, and dramatic possibilities within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Civil War could drive future storylines for these films. As a result with Downey's casting, the actor received a substantial payout that includes a backend participation deal and another payout if the film's box office gross succeeds Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Fact #4252
While it has been confirmed that The Hulk will not be in Captain America: Civil War, Mark Ruffalo has been seen visiting the set of the film.

Fact #4253
Tom Holland is the youngest person to portray Spider-Man/Peter Parker on screen at 19 years old. He will be making his Spider-Man debut in Civil War.

Fact #4254
The finalists for the Spider-Man role in Civil War would do separate screen tests with Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. with the intent of seeing the chemistry fit the best with both Evans and Downey.

Fact #4255
When the production of Civil War wrapped up, Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie raced each other while in their super hero suits.

Fact #4256
Daron Nefcy originally came up with the idea for "Star vs. the Forces of Evil" about a girl named Star with an overhyped imagination of being a princess which interfered with the people around her. Nefcy pitched the idea to Disney and they insisted her to change it. Nefcy decided to make Star an actual princess from a different dimension living on Earth which became the premise for the final version of the show.

Fact #4257
Ian Duchene from Gaming Show (In My Parents Garage) got his start by appearing in the film "Dr. Cabbie" featuring Kunal Nayyar from The Big Bang Theory.

Fact #4258
In the Season 2 promotional poster, Old Man McGucket's hat and Grunkle Stan's hat can be seen lying on the ground, possibly referring to either one of them dying in the series, supposedly in the season finale. 

Fact #4259
In his previous appearances, the character Bill Cipher has been shown to be able to separate his top hat from his body, as expected. Until it was revealed in Weirdmageddon, when Uncle Ford fired his Quantum Destabilizer at Bill only to miss at the last second, that the hat is actually a part of the triangular demon, complete with fleshy insides and even a skeleton of sorts. 

Fact #4260
"Gravity Falls" has two ties to Scooby-Doo. The character of Wendy is voiced by Linda Cardellini, who played Velma in the two live-action theatrical Scooby-Doo movies, and Grey Griffin (formerly Grey DeLisle), who voices Daphne in many of the Scooby-Doo animated movies, provides additional voices on a regular basis for "Gravity Falls". 

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