Top 10 crazy facts about 'Stranger Things' you didn't know

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1. Over 1000 kids auditioned for 'Stranger Things', with Gaten Matarazzo landing his role as Dustin.

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2. The show was initially titled 'Montauk' before the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, took center stage.

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3. The eerie alternate dimension “Upside Down” was almost called the “Nether”.

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4. Indiana Jones inspired Chief Hopper's iconic hat to make David Harbour look like a hero.

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5. Over 361,000 people binge-watched the second season of 'Stranger Things' in just 24 hours.

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6. Finn Wolfhard, who portrays Mike, filmed his audition tape from his sickbed and still aced it.

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7. Millie Bobby Brown contemplated quitting acting before landing the role of Eleven.

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8. The Duffer Brothers faced over a dozen rejections before Netflix took over the show.

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9. Not all 'Stranger Things' stars are from the US. Charlie Heaton is from the UK, and Millie is Spanish-born.

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10. Eleven started with just 42 lines in Season 1, getting more talkative in subsequent seasons.

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