1. When the show was first written, Joey and Monica were originally written to be love interests.

2.The white dog actually belongs to Jennifer Aniston – it was given to her as a good luck gift when she was casted to be on the show.

3. Phoebe and Chandler were originally going to be secondary characters.

4. Courteney Cox was asked to portray the role of Rachel – but in true Monica fashion, she said that she was Monica, not Rachel.

5. The cast took a trip to vegas before the show aired as their last shot at anonymity.

6. Marcel was played by two monkeys – Monkey and Katie.

7. The role of Ross was written for David Schwimmer.

8. The cast had a huddle before every show to wish each other good luck – which sometimes made actor Tom Selleck (Richard Burke) feel left out.

9. The final episode was watched by 52.46 million viewers, and is the fourth most-watched television series finale in U.S. history.

10. Central Perk is based on the Manhattan Cafe in New York's West Village.

11. Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts dated after her appearance on the show.

12. "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. was the original choice for the theme song.

13. When Lisa Kudrow first read the script, she thought Chandler was gay.

14. Lisa Kudrow had already been guest-starring on Mad About You as Ursula Buffay for two years before Friends aired. They decided to make Phoebe a twin to create a crossover between the two shows. 

15. When the series ended, each cast member was given a piece of the sidewalk from outside Central Perk as a keepsake.

16. Gunther didn't have a line until the show's 33rd episode. He said, "yeah".

17. The writers considered making Chandler gay.

18. Jennifer Aniston was the last of the main six actors to be casted on the show – meanwhile, David Schwimmer was first.

19. Matthew Perry auditioned on a Friday, and went to work on the following Monday.

20. According to Jennifer Aniston, the "Rachel" haircut was made by accident when her friend cut her hair with a razor.

21. Giavonni Ribisi plays Phoebe's brother Frank Jr. in later episodes, but he also has a small role in the earlier seasons; he plays a boy who accidentally throws a condom into Phoebe's guitar case instead of a coin.

22. The actor who plays Joshua's father is actually Matthew Perry's real-life father.

23. James Michael Tyler was cast as Gunther because he was the only extra who knew how to operate an espresso machine.

24. Chandler was written as a character who was awkward around women because he had told the producers that he, himself was.

25. Before officially naming the show Friends, the show was originally called several other names; "Six of One", "Insomnia Cafe" etc.

26. The frame around the peephole originally had a mirror on it. It was accidentally broken by a crew member, but because it still looked good, they decided to leave it there.

27. Ellen DeGeneres was offered the role of Phoebe Buffay, but she turned it down.

Over ten years ago, the iconic sitcom "Friends" has ended, as well as an era. Up to this day, there are still millions and millions of Friends fans worldwide. Here's to the group that makes us laugh everyday!