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Chris Hemsworth

HAMMER CHRIS HEMSWORTH CRACKED.COM Nope, it's not a Thor reference. I was actually called Hammer back in the day by one of the Home And Away directors, says Hemsworth. It was a nod to MC Hammer. There was a bit of , neither of any great talent. — Cosmopolitan

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Pokemon

EXEGGUTOR IS A JINMENSHI GRACKED COM The coconut-like heads of the Exeggutor are similar to the jinmenshi, which are fruit that resemble smiling, human heads. The legend states that when the fruit laughs too much, they fall. Maybe the human qualities of the fruit contribute to the psychic typing of Exeggutor's line. — Source: 16 Pokémon We Didn’t Know Had Mythical Origins

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Back to the Future

Doc Brown might have funded his experiments with insurance fraud. Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale says that he might have set his house on fire — Source: ScreenRant

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake went viral, and has since apologized, for dancing poorly while wearing khakis. CRACKED.COM Timberlake certainly did not bring sexy back for au- diences in a DC perfor- mance that online com- mentators are comparing to the Hokey Pokey and ragging on his dad ener- gy khaki ensemble. — CNN

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Rob Ford

KD NATIO CANCELED RIGHT AWAY FOBP NATION In 2013, Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother Doug hosted a talk show on Canada's Sun News. It broke network viewership records, but the infamous video of Rob smoking crack got it canceled after one episode. CRACKED — Ford Nation/YouTube
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Love Island

CRACKED ZARA HOLLAND LOVE ISLAND The former Miss Great Britain lost her title after a clip of her sleeping with Bowen was aired. It was the biggest regret of my life. I'm still so embarrassed. I thought I'd never do anything like that, but it all happened so quickly. — The Guardian

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Kirk Cameron

Saving Christmas No, this isn't a Sunday school sermon of a movie - -according to star Kirk Cameron, its dismal ratings are the result of — Sources: The Washington Post, Watch on Prime Video

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Blade Runner

Daryl Hannah shattered her elbow. BLADE RUNNER When Pris mets Sebastian for the first time, Hannah slips and fals into a van, breaking a window and her own elbow. In eight places.

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Joe Rogan

COMEDY DE NERD In 2007, Joe Rogan confronted Carlos Mencia on stage about joke theft. In front of the audience and other comedians, Rogan accused Mencia of plagiarizing him. Now, he says I don't have any hate for that dude. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Her glow wasn't an accident. Besides actively avoiding the sun, she slathered herself with Vaseline, Nivea Crème, moisturizer, and even olive oil. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vogue

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Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle CRACKED.COM Terrorists don't take black hostag- es. I have yet to see one of us on the news, reading a hostage letter. 'Umm... They is treatin' us good. Uh, we all chillin' and sh!t. I'd like to give a shout out to Ray Ray and Big Steve and them. Send some Newports. It's always some Chad or Karen... Actual- ly Karen's probably a bad bargaining chip now. — YouTube

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Californians

CALIFORNIANS FRED ARMISEN CRACKED.COM Whenever he returned from the west coast, Armisen would discuss L.A. directions with castmates Bill Hader and Kenan Thompson. The inane talk about best driving routes became a running Californians joke, though Armisen says he doesn't mind the Cali traffic. — Hollywood Reporter

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Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

Nikola Tesla worked under Thomas Edison before they became rivals. 28-year-old Tesla worked under 37-year-old Edison's Illuminating Company. Tesla left a year later to start his own lighting company. Their companies each argued a different type of current was better, with Tesla ultimately winning. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vox

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Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi Belushi bought 83 acres of land in Oregon the minute they legalized weed in 2014. Belushi's Farm cultivates three signature brands: The Blues Brothers, Belushi's Secret Stash, and Captain Jack's, aka the smell of SNL. — Source: Belushi Farms

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The Olsen Twins

Babysitters CRACKED COM Tia and Tamara Mowry would babysit the Olsen twins. It makes sense since their brother Tahj Mowry was a character on Full House. — The Meredith Vieria Show

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Twinkie the Kid

Anthropomorphic food Twinkie the Kid from Hostess A creme-filled sponge cake sounds like an insult an old timey cowboy would label a coward, but instead we got a Hostess cake rustlin' and gabbin' about a food product that could outlive us all. CRACKED.COM — Heroes Wiki

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Star Trek

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ve Been Holding Onto Like Beanie Babies in the Hopes They’ll Appreciate in Value and We’ll Be Able to Pay Off Our Student Loans — Source: 15 'Star Trek' Episodes That Got Science Embarrassingly Wrong

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Xbox

GEOMETRY WARS STARTED AS AN ANALOG STICK TEST. While working on the Xbox prototype hardware, the developers of Project Gotham Racing encountered issues with the analog sticks on the controller. They decided to make a test app in order to find a fix for the problem and input it into Project Gotham Racing. This test app ended up becoming Geometry Wars. CRACKED COM — Source

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NFL

The Whizzinator CRACKED.COM When airport security flagged Vikings running back Onterrio Smith for a tube of toothpaste, they found something much weirder: a prosthetic penis and dried urine. He tried to say it was a gift for his cousin; a dubious claim, considering he already had two failed drug tests under his belt. — Source: 15 Of The Most Brazen Attempts At Cheating In Professional And Amateur Sports

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Face/Off

CRACKED.COM FACE/OFF PROPS WERE RECYCLED FROM THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE. The magnetic boots that keep Nicolas Cage stuck to the prison's floor were used a few years earlier by Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo to hop around. - - — Source: Slant Magazine
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures, Hollywood Pictures

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson founded a burn center. The Michael Jackson Burn Center operated as part of the Brotman Medical Center in Culver City, and Jackson established it because he wanted to do something for burn patients when he was in the hospital for second-degree burns, he says he was moved by — Source: Huffington Post

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

MR. HAND WAS BACK FOR FAST TIMES CRACKEDCO Starring unknowns Patrick Dempsey and Courtney Thorne-Smith, Fast Times was everything you loved about Fast Times at Ridgemont High, minus the sex, drugs, and realistic teen problems. — The Uncool

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Dracula

I vant to suck your blood! Dracula In the 1931 movie, Dracula just straight-up never says it! The closest he comes - and it's also unnecessarily creepy - is ' I never drink... wine. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Movie Explosions

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Meet the Fockers

CRACKED.COM Meet the Fockers was almost renamed to Meet the Fokkers, title a that the ensors considered to be more family-friendly. Fortunately, Universal Studios found the real-life Fockers, a family from Canada. That was enough to convince the censors to approve the original title. — Source: 20 Creators That Schemed Their Way Past Censors

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Ari Aster

Ari Aster doesn't like talking about his own movies. I always feel like I'm navigating a minefield, and I'm wondering what I'm going to regret saying and how it's going to be, like, translated. I much prefer talking about other people's movies. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Directors And The Things They Hate

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Alfonso Ribiero

ALFONSO RIBIERO CAE RES ITEN OR What's he going to do, just a bunch of Carlton dances? Why yes, that's exactly what he's going to do. CRACKED.COM — Tik Tok

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Idiocracy

CRACKED.COM TSN E OF Idiocracy The movie was inspired by a trip to Disneyland. Inspiration was sparked when Mike Judge witnessed an obscenity-ridden argument between two parents waiting in line for the Alice in Wonderland ride. — Source

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Jediism

Jediism has become a real religion. Sorry, you don't get cool powers or a lightsaber when you join the International Church of Jediism. You do get, however, to believe in the Force and follow the Jedi Code. It isn't just pretend - it's a real church, with ministers and a tax exemption. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Juwanna Mann

CRACKED WORST JUWANNA MANN Juwanna Mann makes White Chicks look Oscar worthy. We could get behind a good reason, like Robin Williams needing to see his kids in Mrs. Doubtfire, but this disgraced male NBA player dresses drag to dunk on women. Oh and the jokes fall flat. There, we said it. — IMDB

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Terminator

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER DIGS HIMSELF INTO A HOLE (LITERALLY). Schwarzenegger thought he was helping out by filling a pothole, but it turned out to be a service trench that was being worked on by SoCal Gas. Still, can't fault his civic instincts. CRACKED — Arnold Schwarzenegger/Twitter
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Jason Segel

On the day Jason Segel had to FILM HIS NUDE SCENE, the entire cast and crew wore T-shirts with the STATUE OF DAVID on them. To show support, of course. BEHIND THE SCENES I FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL GRACKED.COM — EW

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Predator

When Predator came out, it was called derivative, predictable, dull, and grisly. CRACKED.COM PREDATOR And the Predator's design was panned: Frankly, scarier critters have checked into Roach Motels. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

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DaBaby

THE BABY USED WHITE FACE We're not gonna lie - we really wanted to see that. Eventually, however, we realized this was about rapper Jonathan DaBaby Kirk, who acted along with white mask-wearing dance crew Jabbawockeez. It was a cool performance, but we still feel kinda cheated. — Consequence

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Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ballzs Super Saiyans are blond to make the manga easier to draw. In Dragon Ball Z, Saiyans transform into badass Super Saiyans when they power

5

Seinfeld

How Much Cast Members Make In Reruns According to Yahoo, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld can make up to $400 million per Seinfeld syn- dication cycle. In comparison, while the other main cast were paid a million per episode, they made pennies compared to the show creators because they did not negotiate to own stake in the show. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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For Crying Out Loud!

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Sportswriter and comic strip pioneer Tad Dorgan created or popularized so many pieces of slang, it's not even funny. He's credited with terms like hard-boiled, for crying out loud, you tell 'em, and drugstore cowboy, among many others. — More: 6 Important Things You Won't Believe Were Invented in Comics

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Motorhead

Motorhead's Lemmy Before he died, Lemmy expressed that he wanted his ashes to be put into bullets and given to close friends. — Source: NME

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper, whom you may have thought is the embodiment of Satan himself, actually believes every word in the Old Testament. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Surprising Things That Celebrities Believe

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Wish You Were Here

CRACKED.COM Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 20 In 1975, the band's follow-up to The Dark Side of the Moon left many critics wishing for something better. Rolling Stone magazine declared that the epic song Shine on You Crazy Diamond, about their original lead singer, Syd Barrett, was so boring that they might as well be singing about Roger Waters's brother-in-law getting a parking ticket. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

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