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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia to Cause a Mental Ruckus Like Silverware in Your Brain’s Garbage Disposal

January 05, 2025

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Final Destination 5

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia to Cause a Mental Ruckus Like Silverware in Your Brain’s Garbage Disposal

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Remember Me

Awful Plot Twists Remember Me (2010) A tale as old as time: Boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy dies on 9/11. This absolutely tasteless ending is the only reason anyone remembers this movie. The only good thing about this twist is that it is consistent with the icky insistence on using personal tragedy for sympathy points. CRACKED.COM — Scene on YouTube

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The Simpsons

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR teaches Homer what it's like to be Bart CRACKED.COM Homer joins a fathering enrichment class, where he casually mentions choking Bart. To show Homer what it feels like, Dr. Zander enlists the 7' 2 Abdul-Jabbar to do some choking of his own. Dr. Zander, you made me see my life through Bart's neck! — TVOvermind

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Evan Almighty

In Bruce Almighty, God teaches Bruce a lesson. In Evan Almighty, God pretty muchjust f*cks with Evan. Bruce is given godly powers to make him humble or appreciative or something. Evan is turned into Noah (with a beard he can't shave) and forced to build a boat, because God feels like sending a flood, for reasons. CRACKED.COM Evan Almighty, 2007. — Source

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For Love of the Game

CRACKED.COM Kevin Costner got mad because people didn't get to see his penis. De 1999's For Love of the Game included a shot of Costner's untouchables, even though it was supposed to be a PG-13 film. After test audiences giggled at the scene, it was just cut - which pissed Costner off. It just flies in the face of who I am, he said. That's easy for him to say - that was the only thing flying in his face. — Source: 15 Random Facts To Share With The World At Large

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Donkey Kong

Universal sued Nintendo in 1982 over Donkey Kong. Universal Studios sued Nintendo on the grounds that Donkey Kong was an exact copy of King Kong. The judge ruled that Universal acted in bad faith by threatening Nintendo's licensees and it had no right over King Kong due to being in public domain. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — The Gaming Historian

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Daniel Radcliffe

THE ACTOR: Daniel Radcliffe THE ROLE: Harry Potter in Half-Blood Prince WHY НЕ Не says he hates his performance in that one, HATED IT: and says watching it is like watching a mistake you made every day for 11 months. CRACKED.COM — Source

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My Super Sweet 16

MY SUPER SWEET 16 HILARY DUFF MY Super SWEET16 CRACKED.COM It never got better for Hilary Duff's music career than her debut album, Metamorphosis. The record had three hit singles, including Sweet Sixteen. That song became the theme for the obnoxious MTV rich kid parade. — Vulture

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Baywatch Nights

The X-Files There were a ton of knock-offs. Some were classier, like Fringe. But then there was also Profiler, Sleepwalkers, VR.5, FreakyLinks, Prey, Dark Skies, Nowhere Man, Strange Luck, American Gothic, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, and the chef's kiss of the genre: Baywatch Nights. CRACKED.COM — Source: Moviefone

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Donald Glover

Donald Glover bought forbidden snacks CRACKED COM When Jimmy Kimmel asked him how he spent his first 30 Rock check, he said Can I be honest? Like, Gushers. I wasn't allowed to have candy as a kid, SO I was like, 'I'm balling.

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Tarzan

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Dazzler

DISCO! 1980 Dazzler was going to be big! As big as disco! Marvel and Casablanca Records teamed up to create this multimedia character, who'd span comi — Source: Syfy Wire

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The Haunting of Hill House

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE- The Haunting of Hill House is terrifying. In the series, we see the exterior of a house that inspires goosebumps. But in r

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Shrek

shrekiest shrek Moments shrek! sandwich time In the original book, the big green ogre makes a dude pass out just to steal his sandwich. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bookstr

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Venom

Marvel bought the idea of the Venom symbiote from a fan for $220. Randy Schueller, a 22-year-old comic fan, sent in a letter suggesting that Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four could create a black costume for Peter Parker using unstable molecules. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Frank Dillane

CRACKED CON Fear the Walking Dead star got arrested on the CBS studio lot. In May 2016, Frank Dillane allegedly tried to get past a security checkpo

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Bruce Lee

Did you know that BRUCE LEE was a dancing champion, as well as a martial arts one? Не won the Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship in his teens, shortly before moving to San Francisco. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Celebrities As (Probably) Never Seen Before

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Robin Williams

AT A GLANCE ROBIN WILLIAMS Williams wrote a letter to the principal of a child actor from Mrs. Doubtfire after she was expelled Lisa Jakub was expelled from school after missing too for filming SO Williams wrote a letter defending her character and work and asking her to be able to return. CRACKED.COM — Source: Lisa Jakub

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Cars 2

PIXAR MOVIES CARS 2 SHOWS DIFFERENT CARS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. In international releases, Jeff Gorvette is replaced in one scene by a car representing the specific country - which is more work than Spain was ostensibly put into the script. 24 CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Facts About Pixar Movies We've Got a Friend In

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Jango Fett

The actor who plays Jango Fett is Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. They were famous warriors. There were 4.2 million clone troopers who underwent the cloning process. That means the clone troopers contain 7 times more Maori warriors than there are Maori people on Earth. In fact, the number of clone troopers is almost exactly equal to the population of New Zealand. CRACKED COM — Source: 22 Behind-The-Scenes Star Wars Facts

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Fast Food

Every waist-expanding fast food item we love is thanks to a food scientist named Tom Ryan. Не invented Jif Peanut Butter, Pizza Hut's dou- ble-stuffed pizza, the Mc- Griddle, McDonald's fruit & yogurt parfait, Smashburg- er, the Meat-lovers Pizza and McDonald's entire Dol- lar Menu. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Power Rangers

Product Placement Power Rangers KRISPY KREME Director Dean Israelite buried the Zeo Crystal under a Krispy Kreme donut shop because he thought it was funny. Really, that was the whole reason for that bit of product placement. Krispy.r T S® DOUGH CRACKED — Lionsgate Films
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Game of Thrones

Anti-air guns guarded the Game of Thrones set. IXI DRONEKILLER X not taken on the GoT set The studio had people with drone killer guns watching the sky, ready to shoot down any drones. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Farts on and off-screen TITANIC TITANIC FART Leonardo DiCaprio would allegedly fart in his coat and sweep it across his co-worker's face, like the world's weirdest mating display. CRACKED.COM — Source: Koimoi

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Aubrey Plaza

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM SHE IS NAMED AFTER A SONG Aubrey was named after the song of the same name by the band Bread. Scientists say this is important because the best way to spend the day is watching Aubrey Plaza content while eating several loaves of bread. — Source: Independent

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Back to the Future Part II

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Tom Hardy

Referring to the number of female co-stars in Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy was asked: ... Did you ever think 'Why are all these women in here? I tho

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Biff Tannen

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Elf

Making Buddy's paper creations in the department store scene in Elf took weeks. Basically the set decoration department started right away making stuff homemade ... . cutting out little dolls, cutting out little curlicues to make snowflakes. It took weeks and weeks for that alone, says production designer Rusty Smith.OM — Source

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George Lucas

THX 1138 George Lucas' first feature film was shot in a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) tunnel while it was under construction. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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The Boys

A season 2 joke in The Boys was just improvised by the actress on set. PINNACLE When Ashley tells A-Train I tindered my way through Barcelona. Everyone in that city ate MY paella, that was totally unscripted - it was all Colby Minifie. CRACKED.COM — Source: CinemaBlend

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The Empire Strikes Back

The Emperor was originally portayed by a woman... with chimpanzee eyes. 78-year-old Marjorie Eaton played the Sith lord in the original 1980 release o

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Kevin Costner

17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Costner’s bought a patent from the Department of Energy and turned it into devices for cleaning oil s — Source: The Guardian

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The Green Hornet

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Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger shows up in Dazed and Confused. She's the girl passing by when Wooderson delivers the famous line about high school girls staying the same age. CRACKED.COM — Dallas News

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James Cameron

James Cameron didn't have a filming permit for The Terminator, so the crew had to avoid cops. THE IMPROVISATION: They shot at night so they had less chance of running into police. And to save extra money, they used convenient clouds of pesticide as fog. THE RESULT: A dark neo-noir visual style that helped make the movie a classic. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Star Wars

Star Wars Then vs. Now From leading culture to following it. Even at their lowest, Star Wars would lead cinematic culture, setting the standard in terms of broad blockbuster narratives. The Disney trilogy not only recycled an already dispatched villain-it even rehashed the epic ending to Avengers: Endgame. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Screen Rant, DIM Entertainment/YouTube

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Heidi Montag

Heidi Montag spent $10 million prepping for the apocalypse. CRACKED.COM Montag and husband Spencer Pratt were so sure that the world was ending via asteroid in 2012, that they started spending (and tipping!) lavishly. When the world didn't end, they had to move in with Pratt's parents. — Source

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David Faustino

DAVID FAUSTINO (BUD BUNDY) CRACKEDCO Donna, Tiffany, Chanel, Heather, Stacy, Eva, Shanti, Becky, Breeze, Trea, and more. When you're a celebrity, you

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This Is Spinal Tap

This Is SiginaL Tap Rob Reiner's character was based on four of his heroes. CRACKED.COM He named Marty DiBergi, the ostensible director of the film, after four filmmakers: Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, and Federico Fellini. — This Is Spinal Tap: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts That Walk The Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever

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