12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Hand-Cobbled by Artisanal Fact Elves
Jamie Lee Curtis had a great ‘80s, and is about to have a great ‘20s, too
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‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Is Coming Back
Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are officially reuniting for a four-episode run on Disney+, about 19 years after the series ended on Fox.
An Iconic ‘Step Brothers’ Scene Was Fueled by Residual Catholic Guilt
Kathryn Hahn says the improvised scene where she describes in great detail the depraved, physically impossible things she wants to do to John C. Reilly “came from the deep recesses of a recovering Catholic.”
The Most Downloaded Apps of 2024
Apple says the most-downloaded apps in its App Store were TikTok at number three, Instagram Threads at two and Temu in the number one spot.
The First Episode of ‘The Simpsons’ Was ‘So Horrendous’ That Matt Groening Had to Lie to Fox to Buy Time
Groening said they pushed back the premiere by a few months because the initial animation was completely unacceptable: “We lied to Fox and we said we hadn’t gotten the animation back.”
The ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Film
They’re making a movie out of the classic crime drama, and at the moment, it looks like Jamie Lee Curtis will be playing the roll that Angela Lansbury warmed up for her for 264 TV episodes and four TV movies.
Imagine Being Barred From the Great Pyramid Because MrBeast Is Having a Slumber Party in There
MrBeast worked with the Egyptian government to rent out all three of the big boys in the Giza pyramid complex for 100 hours, because “I want to just find secrets and go through all the rooms and tombs and that kind of stuff.”
Who Was the First Artist to Sell Out Madison Square Garden?
MSG opened in 1968, but it took until 1976 for Elton John to sell out the arena, selling 140,000 tickets in 24 hours.
Reached for Comment About Reported COVID Relief Fund Fraud, Lil Wayne Made a ‘Sexually Explicit Overture’
Lil Wayne was among several prominent musicians to be outed recently for wasting thousands of dollars meant for struggling artists during the pandemic. Journalist Katherine Long reached out via text, asking, “Did you see my email?” The artist responded, “Did u see my dick?” and went on to make more lewd and uninspired puns.
Everyone’s Favorite Olympic Joke Doesn’t Have a Sense of Humor
A small Australian comedy club was going to stage a show called Raygun the Musical, but canceled it after Raygun threatened legal action. Then, after the show was cancelled, Raygun’s lawyers demanded $10,000 in legal fees from the club.
Why Did 2014’s ‘Interstellar’ Just Make $11 Million in 10 Days?
It was re-released for a limited run on Imax, and has broken the record for the highest-grossing re-release in film history.
The Charlotte Hornets Are Getting Roasted for a Stealing a PS5 From a Child
The Charlotte Hornets recruited a 13-year-old kid to step out on the court to receive a PS5 for a photo-op, but then immediately made him return it and gave him a jersey instead. The team issued a statement acknowledging “an on-court skit that missed the mark.”
Scientists Believe They Know the Best Actor of Every Decade
A study from the University of Turin crunched numbers around reviews, box-office performance and long-term influence of actors’ work, and have declared the best actors and actresses of the 20th century. Clint Eastwood and Lois Maxwell won the 1970s, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis won the 1980s and Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore won the 1990s.
