40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Have Before Dinner If You Don’t Tell Your Mother

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Have Before Dinner If You Don’t Tell Your Mother

Johnny Depp once said, “I would rather stay as ignorant as possible.” Mission accomplished!

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Army of Darkness

ARMY DARKNESS GREAT POwERFUL A guy gets warped into an unfamiliar place and is celebrated by the locals as the hero they need to over- throw evil. Pro

David Bowie

Queen's collaboration with David Bowie on Under Pressure was pure impromptu. David Bowie just happened to be by the studio where Queen was recording t

The Mitchells vs. The Machines

THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES Kao CAn! Katie's socks is a homage to that carpet in that Stanley Kubrick movie. CRACKED.COM

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Man of Steel

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Have Before Dinner If You Don’t Tell Your Mother

Pineapple Express

James Franco needed that headband to cover a head injury. PINEAPPLE EXPRESS CRACKED CON Franco ran into a tree a little too convincingly, and needed a headband to cover the wound.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog was initially a rabbit. Developer Yuji Naka wanted to give the character a somersault attack, but later figured that it'd make zero sense for a rabbit to do so with its long ears, because it'd hurt itself while doing the attack. CRACKED.COM

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Have Before Dinner If You Don’t Tell Your Mother

10,000 Maniacs

10,000 MANIACS GOT THEIR NAME FROM SCHLOCKMEISTER HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS'S 1964 GORE-FEST 0OD MANIACS, THANKS TO LEAD SINGER AND MOVIE BUFF NATALIE ME

The Big Bang Theory

on THE BIG BANG THORY, LEONARD ANd DR STEPHANIE LIE TOGETHER BUT THen SUDDENLY, THEY DON'T. Despite Sheldon's enthusiasm about the relationship, Leona

Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin CRACKED CON hated SyFy Channel's adaptation of her Earthsea books because of their blatant whitewashing of her characters. In fact,

Kong: Skull Island

In the Kong: Skull Island novelization, Mason's dad's death shaped her work. He always had super high standards that she failed to live up to and, after he died, she used her photography as a way of searching for meaning. CRACKED.COM

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James Cameron

20th Century Fox thought James Cameron was due for a dud. They chalked up Titanic's surprising success to the fact that it was about a historical event, and featured a very sexy, very human love story. The fact that Avatar was a complete fantasy about hot aliens having hair

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