40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Carved Into the Base of an Ancient Redwood Tree for Future Generations to Enjoy

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Carved Into the Base of an Ancient Redwood Tree for Future Generations to Enjoy

Sitting on a street corner in Hollywood with a pet cow isn’t a winning strategy for nabbing an Oscar.

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Katherine Heigl

GREY'S ANATOMY Katherine Heigl CRACKEDcO COME FIRST EPISODE LAST EPISODE Shortly after Izzie Stevens, turning down an surgical intern Emmy nom, she wh

The Leftovers

AND THE EMMY DOESN'T GO TO: THE LEFTOVERS ARTS & SCIENCES OF TELEVISION ACADEMY The Leftovers is often considered a masterpiece of TV storytelling. Th

Ellen Pompeo

AND THE EMMY DOESN'T GO TO: ELLEN POMPEO Grey's Anatomy racked up 38 Emmy nominations in its 15+ year on the air. Multiple actors from the show got Em

Courteney Cox

AND THE EMMY DOESN'T GO TO: COURTENEY COX SCIENCES ARTS & TELEVISION OF ACADEMY Despite being just as good of an actress as her Friend's costars, for

Best Actress Oscar Winners

CRACKED.COM Best Actress Oscar winners' acceptance speeches focus on family a lot more than Best Actor Oscar winners' speeches. Between 1988 and 2013, they mentioned family three times more often, and parent or parents 2.5 times more often.

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The Godfather’s Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar Nomination

CRACKED THE GODFATHER'S REVOKED OSCAR NOMINATION. In 1972, The Godfather earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Dramatic Score, but it was revoked once the Academy discovered composer Nino Rota used a piece that was actually written for an Italian film from 1958.

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force

SouL Quest Overdrive 2011 CRACKED COM A spin-off of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, anthropomorphic sports equipment goes on adventures.

Ripper

TV shows we never got to see Ripper This Buffy spin-off was due to focus on Giles and be a BBC production. Instead, Buffy went to a Season 12 in the comics. CRACKED.COM

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore Moore played an aroused clown in the movie spin-off of the SNL character Leon Phelps in The Ladies Man. CRACKED COM

The Jeffersons

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE JEFFERSONS Spin-offs are often written off as money grabs, pushing comfort over substance. All In The Family spin-off The Jeffersons defies that characterization on every front. The Jeffersons was not only a success, but an incisive and fearless show, treading into topics that most current sitcoms would steer clear of.

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon is good at ping-pong. Spin YORK NEW She loves the sport SO much that she co-founded SPiN, a chain of table tennis clubs and bars. It no

Ryan Klesko

Major League Baseball player Ryan Klesko hurt his back lifting a lunch A tray. His upper back seized up in a restaurant when he tried to pick up his l

Shaq

Shaq can't recall if he partied at the Parthenon. CRACKED CON When someone asked if he visited the Parthenon while he was in Greece: I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to.

Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan broke his back while trying to jump over a camel. CRACKEDCOMT

Billy Crystal

U Billy Crystal once sneezed SO violently that he tore a rib muscle, causing breathing difficulties.

Grace Jones

CRACKEDOON Among other things, Grace Jones' rider includes requests for two dozen unopened Findeclare or Colchester Oysters with an oyster knife, be

Buster Keaton

BUSTER KEATON WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS BORN JOSEPH KEATON, HIS NICKNAME CAME FROM HARRY HOUDINI WHO SAW HIM FALL DOWN THE STAIRS AS A

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