Hollywood facts and facts about hollywoods.
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Rin Tin Tin was a German Shepherd puppy rescued from a bombed-out kennel in France during WWI by American soldier Lee Duncan. He became one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1920s, and his movies helped make the breed hugely popular in the US.
Fettuccine Alfredo was created by Alfredo di Lelio in Rome in the early 1900s and became famous in the US after Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks raved about it.
The Hollywood sign originally said "HOLLYWOODLAND" when it was built in 1923 to advertise a housing development.
"The Simpsons" got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.
Indra Devi opened a yoga studio in Hollywood in 1947, and her students included Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson.
Gin rummy was hugely popular in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.