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Thranduil’s Elk

Tolkien Movies Thranduil's elk was actually a horse. The horse's name was Moose. The poor animal must have been very confused. CRACKED.COM — Yahoo Entertainment

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Ratatouille

Adult Jokes in Children's Entertainment Ratatouille Linguini's Little Secret Very awkwardly Linguini tries to tell Collette about Remy: I have this tiny... uh, little... And then her eyes go immediately down. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jack Osbourne

Jack Osbourne says his MS is not a death sentence CRACKED.CO He randomly lost vision in his right eye in 2012, which eventually led to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Through various treatments, he's been able to largely regain his vision, and is hopeful that modern medicine can stave off lots of the other devastating symptoms: There's hope, there's absolutely hope.

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Panic Room

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RoboCop

The idea for Robocop was born at around 3 AM on the Blade Runner set. Ed Neumeier started working in the art department for Blade Runner. One night at around three in the morning, after four days of double shifts making garbage, he saw on the set a vision of a policeman who was also a robot, and the title RoboCop clearly came into his head. CRACKED.COM — GamesRadar & The Dissolve

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Ditto

Characters who would kill it on reality shows Pokémon Ditto Ditto can be anything and anyone, making them perfect for The Mole and such shows that require deception. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Graduate

The Graduate Mrs. Robinson is almost always wearing of some kind animal print, symbolizing her predatory behavior. CRACKED COM — Sources: Vogue, Medium

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James Corden

You used to be cool JAMES CORDEN's lovability is all an act. Known for his cutesy teddy bear-like demeanor, he was once so rude to staff at a New York restaurant that he was banned. Dozens of stories of his rude, terrible behavior (on and off set) began surfacing, forever tarnishing his reputation. CRACKED — Source

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Shakespeare in Love

(GRACGKEDCON SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE IS HILARIOUS IF YOU'RE A THEATRE GEEK. In the movie, will writes his name over and over again, but it is never spelle

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Jonah Hill

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS HILL TRICKED DICAPRIO INTO POISONING HIMSELF. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET After getting tired of Dicaprio jokingly beating him up on set, Hill decided to get revenge by purposely screwing up takes during a scene where their characters eat sushi SO DiCaprio would be forced to keep eating — 7 Celebrity Pranks That Backfired Horrifically

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Parasite

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED.COM THE CAST BONDED BY GETTING DRUNK. SAG PARASITE Bong Joon-ho says the cast was quite nervous around each other at first due to the fact many of them never worked with each other before. They got around that the old-fashioned way: by getting wasted together. — Source: 15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Bong Joon-ho Films

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Warhammer 40,000

CRACKED.COM In Warhammer 40,000, the Emperor has 11,000 sat That's upon Golden as long Throne as YEARS. for nearly the about humans have lived in cities. — Source

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LEGO

350,000-Piece LEGO City Brick engineer Gerry Burrows completed the 350,000-piece Garrison of Moriah in only 11 months. It includes a colosseum, hangar, bridge, waterfalls, and Gerry-Burrows-sized statuary. Thematically, it draws from The Lord of the Rings, the Bible, and classical architecture, and is peopled with Star Wars action figures. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Grinch

At first, Dr. Seuss was dead set against the idea of a Grinch TV special. When his old friend Chuck Jones drove up to pitch him on the idea, Dr. Seuss had planned on stonewalling him by reminiscing about old times until Jones went home. But Jones wore him down. CRACKED.COM — Saturday Evening Post

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Hans Gruber

Villains Gru would look up to Die Hard HANS GRUBER Hans' delegation and coordination skills are something Gru could learn from. There's also the Sorta-Kinda- German accent the two of them share. CRACKED.COM

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Rugrats

Adult Jokes in Children's Entertainment TAR Rugrats ME HOME Adult Video Tommy's grandpa shows Tommy and Chucky several tapes, including one for after they go to sleep. Its title? Lonely Space Vixens. CRACKED.COM — Watch it on YouTube

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Talladega Nights

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The cast was no stranger to AWARDS TALLADEGA NIGHTS CRACKED.COM THE BALLAN OF RICKY BOSSY For a goofy comedy, Talladega Nights' cast had a high pedigree, including 6-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actor nominee Michael Duncan Clarke, and two-time Golden Globe winner Sacha Baron Cohen. — IMDB

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The Last Jedi

CRACKED THE LAST JEDI Critic score Audience score 42% 91% Critics said Star Wars: The Last Jedi is full of surprises and guaranteed to satisfy fans craving action. — Source

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Japan

UP UNTIL 2015, IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DANCE IN JAPAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CRACKED The law was instituted after World War 2 when prostitution became a huge issue in the country. — CNN / Asian Media

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Beauty and the Beast

In the fairytale version of Beauty and the Beast Beauty has two sisters who are So jealous of her that they try to make the Beast angry at Beauty, So

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R.L. Stine

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Barack Obama

CRACKED.COM THE BOYS BARACK OBAMA IS A FAN. The former U.S. President stated in an interview that he likes how The Boys turn superhero conventions on their heads to lay bare issues of race, capitalism, and the distorting effects of corporate power and mass media. — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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The Crow

Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 1994 The Crow After the firearms specialist was sent home early, a blank round was shot at Brandon Lee from a distance of 12-15 feet. The problem is that the blank round (powder, no bullet) was inserted over a previous dummy round (bullet, no powder). The resulting combination equaled an actual shot, which mortally wounded Lee in the abdomen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Devil Wears Prada

CRACKED.COM Sure Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada is icy and demanding, but she's also running a billion dollar publishing empire. What is she supposed to be, a pushover? — Source: 20 Movie Villains (Who Should Have Been The Heroes)

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Groot

In one early idea, Groot was going to be much closer to a literal walking tree. He'd have leaves and branches growing all over him, and rather than being kinda skinny-looking, he'd have thick limbs and a powerful torso. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

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Jack Frost

Snow Dad is better than no dad. JACK FROST GRACKED.COM Watch this creepy thing squint and mumble for a few minutes and you might draw a different conclusion. — Source

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Lady Gaga

LADY GAGA ONCE INCLUDED A MANNEQUiN WiTH PUFFY PINK PUBiC HAIR IN HER RIDER. GRACKED.COM — 23 Celebs' Bonkers Demands

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Man of Steel

IN MAN OF STEEL, SUPERMAN LEARNS THAT HE SOMETIMES HAS TO DO BAD THINGS IN ORDER TO BE A HERO, SUCH AS KILLING. IN BATMAN V SUPERMAN HOWEVER, SUPERMAN

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Sonic Youth

BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS The kids recorded at a studio owned by SONIC YOUTH CRACKED.COM We would go from set every day to to rehearse at the Sonic Youth studios, says Becca (Posh Spice) Brown. Black would come along to jam. We felt like rock stars, says Kevin (Spazzy McGee) Clark, pledging allegiance to the band of Mr. Shneebly. — Complex

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Face on Mars

An artist designed the Mars Face-on Earth. In 1947, Isamu Noguchi envisioned a huge earth sculpture intended to be visible from Mars. In 1976, it looked like the Martians had beaten us to the idea. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Macy’s

Macy's decided to sell some plates by fat shaming moms. mam jeans favorite jeans mam jeans load cama odie favorite jeans skinny jeans The plates featured portion sizes described as jeans sizes, with the biggest portion size being called mom jeans. This didn't go over well, and Macy's removed the plates just hours after a picture of the plates went viral. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed

CRACKED.COM The first animated Aladdin movie, The Adventures of Prince Achmed came out in 1926. The German silent film adaptation of One Thousand and One Nights is the oldest surviving animated feature film. It was animated using Silhouette animation technique, with carefully designed cardboard and tin cut-outs. Prince Achmed even made a cameo appearance in the 1992 version of Aladdin. — Source: Pop Culture That's Older Than It Seems

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Andy Warhol

Right before shooting Andy Warhol, Valerie Solanas visited playwright Margo Feiden and demanded she produce Solanas' play. Valerie Solanas Feiden refu

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Cats

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Nicolas Cage

TO get ready for Leaving Las Vegas, Nic Cage went on a two-week drinking binge. He did it all in a hotel room, and he had a friend film him. Later, when he sobered up, he watched the footage for research. CRACKED.COM — Source: Inside Oscar 2

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Shaun of the Dead

SHAUN OF THE DEAD BBAGEBOY CRACKED.COM Shaun's raging roommate, Pete, has had it with Ed before Pete takes a final night's rest on the edge of turning into a zombie. Pete tells Ed that if he wants to live like an animal, Go live in the shed! At the end of the film, Ed is chained inside the shed to live out his undead days playing video games with Shaun. — More: 23 Movies And Shows With Sneaky Foreshadowing

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Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck did some redecorating in Superman’s trailer. While on the set of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Affleck sneaked into — Facebook

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Josh Brolin

THE ACTOR: Josh Brolin THE ROLE: Title character in Jonah Нех Brolin hated the shoot, WHY НЕ and doesn't get how a HATED IT: movie with such an insane reshooting schedule still managed to be so terrible. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Instagram

The residents of Rue Cremieux in Paris have urged the local council to close their street on evenings and weekends due to all the visitors looking for

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Jerry Springer

CRACKED Jerry Springer was an advisor to Robert F. Kennedy (and a mayor!) In 1968, he was a campaign advisor for RFK, then even after a prostitute related scandal, he became mayor of Cincinnati in 1977. After a failed run for Ohio governor, he got into broadcast journalism. — Source

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