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The Joker

THERE'S A NOD TO CITIZEN KANE IN JOKER. The End At the end of the film, the words The End appear on the screen in the exact same way as it does in the iconic 1941 film. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Smashing Pumpkins

The is not about Sashing Halloween pumpys pranks. CRAGh Billy Corgin liked the word smashing as an adjective or compliment, not an action. To go alo

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‘90s Anti-Heroes

GRACKED COM Lost Tropes Extreme '90s anti-heroes. How badly has this aged? Just ask Rob Liefeld, who has become a joke for his radical characters with bloated muscles, childishly designed weapons, and, erm, suits full of pouches. Pouches are rad! — Source

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Cate Blanchett

There was only one instance of an actor receiving an Oscar for their portrayal of another Oscar-winner. CON CRACKED.COM Cate Blanchett's Academy Award for playing Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator made her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor. — Yahoo

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Steven Spielberg

STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS POLTERGEIST Is Poltergeist an unofficial Steven Spielberg movie? There are persistent rumors that he didn't just co-wrote and produce, but was also the real director, with Tobe Hooper only setting up shots. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Men in Black

Vincent D'Onofrio was channeling John Huston in Men in Black. He decided he'd make his character, the Edgar bug, pronounce words just like Huston did. — Source: Vulture

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Adam Sandler

CRACKED.COM THE WEDDING SINGER ADAM SANDLER WANTED TO MAKE A PRO-MARRIAGE MOVIE. Sandler said that he just wanted to make a movie that was pro-love and pro-marriage while still being heavy on the laughs. According to him, guys who are against love were just hurt. — Source

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The Pixies

Pixies: Badass SO CRACKED.COM In 1993, singer Black Francis and bassist Kim Deal hated each other. Deal found massive success with her new band The Breeders, but buried the hatchet in 2004. Four sold out shows snowballed into multiple tours and even new music. — Moguldom / 98 KUPD

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Late Night with David Letterman

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Blake Shelton

BLAKE SHELTON BELIEVES IN THE WISHIN' BOOT Shelton hosts a funny episode, topped off by Wishin' Boot, a country parable about footwear that makes dreams come true. That dirty ol' boot delivers whatever you need - pizza, jail bail, or protection from a second knife- wielding boot pretending to be the real Wishin' Boot. — Source: NBC
Watch: ‘Wishin’ Boot' (Youtube)

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Mila Kunis

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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter accidentally ruptured Neville Longbottom's eardrum. CRACKED.COM While filming Harry Pot- ter and the Order of the Phoenix, she accidental- ly perforated Matthew Lewis' eardrum when she stuck her wand into his ear canal. — Source

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Tom Cruise

THE CONSPIRACY: Tom Cruise holds wife auditions. CRACKED.COM THE THEORY: Не was so powerful by the time of his third marriage that he auditioned Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba before giving the part to Katie Holmes. — Source: 24 Super-Ding-Dong Theories About Celebs

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LeVar Burton

38 Delicious Bits of Flavor-Dusted Pop-Culture Trivia to Masticate — Source: Sac Town Magazine

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World War Z

MOVIES SAVED BY RESHOOTS WORLD WAR Z RESHOOTS CHANGED THE ENTIRE STORY. Producers finally realized that the book it's based on lacked a real story, and after Brad Pitt called an early cut atrocious, the entire third act (40 minutes!) was reshot. CRACKED — Paramount Pictures
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Labyrinth

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Frank Sinatra

SINATRA PAYS HIS DEBTS GRACKED.COM Frank Sinatra acted as a liaison between Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana and the Kennedys to get Union backing. When JFK reneged on his promises after being elected, Sinatra was punished by having to play 8 straight nights at the crime boss' club. — Source: 15 Embarrassingly Kooky Details From The World Of Organized Crime

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Neal Brennan

Comedians on depression I've tried every medication and they all have side effects. Whether it's weight gain, weight loss, nausea, grogginess, memory loss, and worst of all, dick stuff. - Neal Brennan CRACKED.COM — ClefClips/Wiki Commons
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Twilight

CRACKED At the end of the Twilight films, Jacob is betrothed to a baby. It's weird. But when she grows up and they sleep together, will he see missionary sex as slightly exotic, and doggy-style as the humdrum default? — Startefacts

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Harvey Weinstein

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now For almost two decades, HARVEY WEINSTEIN was a respected figure in the indie movie industry. НЕ WAS ALSO ABUSING ACTRESSES. He'd harass them and threaten them with career death-and he indeed boycotted the careers of amazing actresses such as Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd. He's currently serving a 23- year sentence for sexual assault and rape. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden forced a video game to change its title. In 2019, the band sued the developer of the retro-style game lon Maiden for $2 million, claiming it was an incredible blatant infringement on their trademark. The game people caved and renamed their product lon Fury. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts to Stack On Your Brainshelves

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Puff the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon has nothing to do with drugs. Leonard Lipton, who wrote the poem the song was based on, is sick of people asking him if it's really about smoking pot. Не swears it's a straightforward children's tale, and that advocating marijuana for little kids is not a good thing. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Of Our Favorite Songs (Have Surprising Backstories)

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John Wick: Chapter 2

A Fresh Serving Of Trivia About Science, History, Movies, And More - Peter Stormare just kind of stumbled into a role in John ick: Chapter 2. He was — Source: Film School Rejects

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How I Met Your Mother

CRACKED SALE BMN HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER MARSHGAMMON It combines Candyland, I Never, and Pictionary, and only Backgammon in name (because as Marshall says, Backgammon sucks). If a player rolls an even number when adjacent to the peppermint forest, they Marshall Out, and yes alcohol is involved. — Fandom / Youtube

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Tyrion Lannister

CRACKED TYRION LANNISTER GAME OF THRONES By far the wittiest character on the show, he even has a scene where he gives Grey Worm and Missandei wine, and tries to squeeze some personality out of them with jokes. Trade the wine for coffee, and he'd fit right in at Central Perk. — YouTube / Thrillist

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Best Movies Ever The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The movie is actually a prequel. This is the last movie in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, but it's set during the American Civil War, before 1964's A Fistful of Dollars and 1965's For a Few Dollars More. It also shows Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name acquiring his iconic poncho. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia, Mental Floss

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Beastie Boys

THE BEASTIE BOYS' FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT WAS A JOKE. They wrote it as a gag song, making fun of annoying rock anthems. When the song was published, they released a video that was meant to be a parody. The irony was lost on fans and it was a big hit. CRACKED.COM http://www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136019762/the-fresh-air-interview-the-beastie-boys — Source

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Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder devival my 19-19-10 CRACKED.COM She spent three years of her childhood, starting at age 7, living on the Rainbow Family Commune-- - a 300-acre plot with no electricity. She credits her mother secretly showing her movies in a barn for sparking her interest in acting. — Source: Parade

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G.I. Joe

In the 1980s, the struggling HASBRO toy company released a new action figure for its GICDEA line. The new character SNAKE EYES was clad completely in

9

Session 9

SESSION9 CRACKEDCO Session 9 was shot at the Danvers State Mental Hospital, which had decayed for over a decade. No set decoration needed- old patient — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Teddy Roosevelt

Institution may from CENTR A 1883 It contains The Teddy bear is Washington to Pier to honor the pres visible for future BY named after Teddy Roosevelt. e uis Marx Wiley as American Presidents in Ministure ARX & CO The story goes that Teddy Roosevelt was on a bear hunting trip where he was failing to catch any bears. His assistant caught a bear and tied it up for Teddy to shoot- only for Teddy to refuse because he thought it was unsportsmanlike. CRACKED.COM — Source: National Park Service

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Rocky II

Rocky II An early draft of the script revealed Rocky's real name as Robert. It was scrapped because of that face you're making right now. Rocky CRACKED.COM — Shortlist

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Maven

Post-Wrestling Careers 26 827 00 IN 3.21 18.90 65.99 1.170 M 1818 2.07 71 545.60 255 7.66 1.76 Maven trades headlocks for stocks. The winner of WWF's first Tough Enough competition, Maven occasionally competes in the ring at independent shows, but primarily makes a living on Wall Street as a financier. MT CRACKED.COM — Source: WhatCulture Wrestling/YouTube

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Bob Dylan

BOB DYLAN was a two-time nix CRACKED.COM The Voice of Protest turned down a chance to go electric at Homerpalooza. Undaunted, producers tried to cast him in The Mysterious Voyage of Homer episode. When he said no a second time, Johnny Cash got the gig. — Source: 15 Potential Simpsons Cameos That Didn’t Become Reality

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WWE

SummerSlam 2000 SummerSlam featured the first TLC match. The very first Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (oh my!) match featured the Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian, and the Dudley Boyz for the WWE Tag Team Championship. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Johnny Cash

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The Lego Movie

Easter Eggs for Polyglots The Lego Movie octopus Tuesday! Lord Business' Taco Tuesday is about the octopus-like TAKOS machine - and as it turns out, tako is Japanese for octopus. CRACKED.COM

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Sony

Sony PlayStation Portable _white lis coming CRACKED.COM Sony's defense of this weirdly vicious billboard was that it was meant to be viewed in Holland, and Americans just don't get it.

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