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In 2001, Homer’s “D’oh!” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The word is defined as “Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also (usu. Mildly derogatory): implying that another person has said or done something foolish.”

Singer, songwriter and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith told a newspaper that she originally auditioned for the role of Trinity in the Matrix but had no chemistry with Reeves, so the filmmakers decided to give the role to Carrie-Anne Moss instead.

Much of the folklore around leprechauns depicts humans trying to catch them and take their treasure. A description of leprechauns from 1888 said that the best time to catch one was while he mended his shoes, which he had to do regularly from running around all the time.