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4 unusual facts about Super Bowl XLVI


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tv domains were seized by the U.S. government as part of Operation Fake Sweep prior to Super Bowl XLVI.

Needing/Getting

The video premiered on MTV on February 5, with an edited version shown during Super Bowl XLVI the same day.

A music video, released in February 2012 as an advertisement for Super Bowl XLVI, features the band "performing" the song by driving a Chevy Sonic through a rally car course, striking musical instruments on the sides of the course with extensions from the car to create the music.

Wheat Thins

A more recent commercial aired during Super Bowl XLVI featuring Brian and Stewie from cartoon series Family Guy, in which Stewie puts emphasis on the "H" in "Wheat", saying "Hwheat Thins."


Laird Hayes

During his career in the NFL, he has officiated in three Super Bowls: XXXVI in 2002, XXXVIII in 2004, and XLVI in 2012(where he made a call which might be consider one of the greatest calls in super bowl history).

Lance E. Nichols

In 2012 he appeared as a character similar to his Treme character, and also named "Larry", in a commercial for Chase Bank that also featured Drew Brees and his family and was aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVI.


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