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December 03, 2024

You know your little tree buddy, Groot? The one who can only say his own name? Yeah, it turns out he’s kind of a bad dude — and knows a lot more words than that.

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Sinbad

SINBAD In 2007, the comedian's Wikipedia page was edited to say that he died. Days after the first hoax quieted down, someone did it again, this time prompting Sinbad to start receiving hundreds of grieving phone calls and messages. Saturday l rose from the dead and then died again, he — People

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The Rachel

If there was one cut that defined the '90s, 1990 92 1995 199 it was the Rachel. 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1998 One way 1993 hairstylist 1994 estimates that 1999 40% of her mid-90s clients 1995 992 1993 wanted that Rachel look. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Randy Quaid

RANDY QUAID IS AFRAID OF STAR WHACKERS. Quaid and his wife have sought refugee status in Canada, claiming they were targeted by a secret conspiracy

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Get Out

Get Out The Sunken Place, according to Peele, represents the suspended animation of how we look at race in America. He also says that it's symbolic of the lack of frepresentation in the horror genre. — USA Today

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John Malkovich

John Malkovitch CRACKED.COM When an older gentleman fell into some scaffolding, accidentally slicing his own throat open, Malkovitch ran to his aid and put pressure on the wound, reassuring the man: My name is John and you're going to be alright. — Source: Toronto Sun

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Casper the Friendly Ghost

CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST SURE IS A HAPPY LITTLe SPOOK. BUT in HIS eARLY YEARS не WAS SUICIDAL. HowtoWin YE FRIENDS and Love YE PEOPLE In his first appearance, Casper repeatedly tries to make friends and fails. Не becomes so despondent that he tries to commit suicide by lying on the railroad tracks. Most of his early cartoons and comic books follow the same formula. Не tries to off himself by jumping off a cliff, tying a rock around himself and jumping into the ocean, and so on. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/tw7AipHHBXE — 21 Horrifying Origin Stories Of Famous Characters

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David Beckham

Harry Potter 6 Harry wears the number seven shirt in Quidditch because David Beckham wore number seven for Manchester United. CRACKED COR COM

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Comic Sans

CRACKED.COM THE CREATOR OF COMIC SANS DOESN'T LIKE ITS USE AS A TYPEFACE. TUITION Learning and Support 208 Vincent Connare created the font specifical

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Dom DeLuise

Ziploc bags had Dom DeLuise star in their commercial. And in it, he defeats the purpose of the product. In the ad, DeLuise is hovering over his refrigerator in the middle of the night lusting after his leftovers from that evening's dinner like Gollum and his precious. By the end, Dom has decided to gobble them all up. If the point is that Ziploc bags preserve freshness, it's made absolutely moot by the fact that they're only used for a couple of hours. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/_loYg9ngA8M — Source

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Jay-Z

17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Jay-Z appears on the Space Jam soundtrack—which isn’t that surprising. This part’s weirder: He’s the — Source: Wired

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James Bond

There was a real James Bond. Не was an MI6 agent spying on Poland in the '60s. e zam. e pracy Seki arth. trub W. sko telstwo miejsce urodz. James Albert Bond مع ر - 30. Polish counter-espionage noted that he was chatty, cautious, and a womanizer. Не pretty much did nothing of note on his ten-year mission, then left and never and came back. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Movie-Related And Other Now-You-Know Facts

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Soviet Arcades

CRACKED DURING THE SOVIET ERA, THE USSR HAD ITS OWN ARCADE GAMES. These games have been preserved in St. Petersburg's Museum of Soviet Arcade Games. БОЙ 191 СНАЙПЕР- MUSEUM LKAN 4ev — Atlas Obscura

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Paris Hilton

CRACKED CON Hilton There's much more to life than all of these possessions and everything. And if you want those things, you're going to have to work

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SMILF

Comedies ruined by bad behavior SMILF SMILF had great reviews and two Golden Globe noms, but was canceled after only two seasons when actress Samara Weaving quit over inappropriately handled sex scenes. There were also numerous allegations of racial discrimination on set. CRACKED — Source

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Groot

Movie and TV Aliens BEHOLD! I AM GROOT, THE INVINCIBLE WHO DARES TO DEFY ME?? Guardians of the Galaxy Groot used to know more words (and was evil). When the tree guy made his debut, he verbally declared his invincibility and terrorized humans. Not as cute as the modern, less wordy version. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Watchmen

Pirate Jenny in WATCHMEN There's a detective called Pirate Jenny in the show. Her name is a reference to a song of the same name in The Threepenny Opera- the play that inspired the book Tales of the Black Freighter that appears between the chapters of the Watchmen comic. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Illegal Filmmaking

Illegal filmmaking Extras died in 1928's Noah's Ark. For the flood, cameraman Hal Mohr quit when director Michael Curtiz rolled his eyes at his safety concerns. Three extras died, another lost a limb, and a dozen suffered serious injuries, but Curtiz somehow escaped any legal repercussions. CRACKED — Source

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Alien

Ash wasn't an android in the original Alien script. He was made an android at the studio's suggestionc- originally, he was human. Which would have mad — Source: 5 Times The Studio Actually Knew What Was Best For The Movie

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Marisa Tomei

MARISA TOMEI legit won that Oscar CRACKED.COM The rumor: Addled Jack Palance read the wrong name off a teleprompter, giving Tomei an undeserved Academy Award. The story was persistent enough that the Academy and Price Waterhouse have gone on the record that the right gal got the Oscar. — Source

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith HE O The coke- and heroin-fueled fights on the Draw the Line tour led to a full blown brawl. Joe Perry's girlfriend threw a glass of milk at Tom Hamilton's wife's head, and Perry quit. CRACKED — Source

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Leonardo DiCaprio

CRACKED.COM Leonardo Dicaprio really cut his hand in Django Unchained. The glass in DiCaprio's hand was never intended to break, but he just used it to enhance his performance. After the take, the crew applauded his performance... then got him medical attention. — Source

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Rob Lowe

Akward Awards 1989 OSCARS EILEEN BOWMAN and ROB LOWE Bowman and Lowe put on an incredibly loud performance of a new version of Tina Turner's Proud Mary as part of a 12-minute show. Afterwards, Bowman was told not to talk about the performance for 13 years. CRACKED — YouTube
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Tom Cruise

CRACKED VE WITH Rec ТОМ CRUISE Born on the Fourth of July Tom Cruise's performance in Born on the Fourth of July earned him his first Oscar nomination, showcasing his ability to modulate rage and convey emotion through a powerful story about an injured Vietnam veteran. — EW

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Michael Jackson

CRACKED MICHAEL JACKSON'S FIRST MOONWALK WAS DURING HIS PERFORMANCE OF BILLIE JEAN AT MOTOWN 25. Не later confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he cried after the performance because he was so unhappy with it. — Prachaya Roekdeethaweesab/Shutterstock
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John Ritter

John Ritter's final performance was on King of the Hill. GRACKED.COM Не recorded his final turn as music teacher Eugene Grandy shortly before his death in 2003. — Source: 15 Dang Ol' Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'King Of The Hill,' Man

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Sylvester Stallone

Sly Stallone's performance in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 drew on Babe. — Source: Film School Rejects

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Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx's famous painted mustache came about because he couldn't be bothered gluing on a fake mustache prior to a performance. GRAGKEDOOM

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The Beatles

The Beatles' last performance CRACKED.COM Like a careless stepdad recording a baseball game over YOUR first dance recital, the BBC taped over The Beatles' final televised performance on Top of the Pops.

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Dennis Hopper’s Best and Worst

Dennis Hopper High (possibly literally) His performance as psychopath Frank Booth in David Lynch's 1986 fil'm Blue Velvet Low His jaw- droppingly atro

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry graciously accepted a Razzie Award. She won the Worst Actress Razzie for her performance in 2004's Catwoman, and spread the blame around in her humble, hilarious acceptance speech: to give a really bad performance like mine, you need to have really bad actors — Source: YouTube

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Red Heads

Showcase Cinemas in the UK is giving red heads free entry to escape the heat. CRACKED.COM The cinema is offering re- prieve SO they'll be able to enjoy some of the amaz- ing films on offer in the comfort of our air-condi- tioned cinema screens and ensure they stay protected from the sun. — Derby Telegraph

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Madrid

MADRID ENTERTAINED QUARANTINED PEOPLE WITH A PORTABLE CINEMA. The cinema is a giant two-sided screen mounted on a van touring all of Madrid's 21 districts, playing shows like Amazon's Modern Love. CRACKED.COM — Euronews

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D.W. Griffith

D.W. GRIFFITH WHILE THE STORIES HE TOLD WERE CRAP, THE WAY HE TOLD THEM SHAPED TODAY'S CINEMA. HIS INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES SUCH AS CROSSCUTTING, FLASHBA

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Martin Scorsese

CRACKED MARTIN SCORSESE SAID MARVEL MOVIES AREN'T CINEMA. I've tried to watch a few of them, and they're not for me. They seem to be closer to theme parks than they are to movies as I've known and loved them throughout my life, and in the end, I don't think they're cinema. — NY Times / Hollywood Reporter

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Francis Ford Coppola

CRACKED PRY HERE OOD FAME FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA THINKS MARVEL IS DESPICABLE. When Scorsese says that Marvel pictures are not cinema, he's right because we expect to learn something from cinema. Martin was kind when he said it's not cinema. Не didn't say it's despicable, which I just say it is. — Collider

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Bullets

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF CINEMA, REAL BULLETS WERE FIRED AT ACTORS. Before blanks, squibs, and special effects were invented, directors would hire sharpshooters to shoot over actors' heads during gunfight scenes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Edible Cinema

Terrible ideas about the future of movies Movies you can eat. Edible Cinema in the U.K. gives moviegoers a tray of mystery boxes containing bite-sized foods to consume during particular parts of a film. Spoiler alert: It's never popcorn. 3. 2. 1. colx CINE COLETS CINEMA CINEMA 6. color CINEMA J EMA 8. COLATA CINEMA CRACKED.COM — Sources: Edible Cinema, Motion Picture Association

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Deadpool

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia to Chuck in a Stew Before They Go Bad — Source: Film School Rejects, Wikipedia

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Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi went from runaway child to Broadway celebrity, to the actor that defined Dracula (And Ygor!) in cinema, as well as our collective consciou

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AMC

CRACKEDO CON Watched any big budget films in a cinema recently? Chances are, they belong to Wanda Group's Wang Jianlin. 5a Jianlin is the major shareh

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