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...that 9007 James Bond is an asteroid named after James Bond?

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...that Everything or Nothing is the first Bond game to use the voice of the then current James Bond, Pierce Brosnan? It was also his final performance as Bond before stepping aside in 2004.

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...that Ian Fleming liked Sean Connery's portrayal so much that he eventually added background of the character in the novels so that his father was Scottish?

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...that the SQuba is a submersible car inspired by the movie The Spy Who Loved Me?

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...that the Ian Fleming titles "The Property of a Lady," "Risico," "The Hildebrand Rarity," and "007 in New York" have never been used as a title for a Bond film?

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...that Duran Duran was chosen to do the song A View to a Kill after bassist John Taylor (a lifelong Bond fan) approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party, and somewhat drunkenly asked "When are you going to get someone decent to do one of your theme songs?"

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...that Casino Royale by Ian Fleming has been adapted 3 times for the screen? The first was a 1954 television episode on Climax!, the second was a 1967 spoof, and the third is the 21st film in the official film series that premiered in London on 14th November 2006?

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