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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Arose From the Dead When We Uttered a Passage From an Ancient Tome

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Uncle Rico

BEHINO-THE-SCENES SFACTS That was a helluva throw from UNCLE RICO CRACKED.COM Не actually nailed bike-riding Napoleon in the face with Kip's steak. The impact gave Heder two black eyes that you can see in multiple scenes. The steak fling is especially impressive considering actor Jon Gries is a vegan. — Source

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Batman Returns

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python's GRAiL CASTLE is CASTLE STALKER in Scotland's Loch Lomond GRACKED.COM — Source: How Famous Movie Places Look IRL

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Caddyshack

COMEDY NERD GRACKED.COM CADDYSHACK D A cast of heavy hitters, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield. Maybe my expectations were too high going in, but this movie puts me to sleep. Often referred to by your dad as one of the greatest comedies of all time, this film is losing steam after being seen by younger generations. — Source: VH1

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Sasheer Zamata

COMEDYC DEL NERD CRACKED.COM DONNA SASHEER ZAMATA The sardonic tone of Zamata's stand-up dovetails easily with the level-headed Donna. She also has the innate presence to command a scene the same way Laura Prepon did.

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The Rise of Skywalker

Originally, Palpatine was riding on Coruscant in The Rise of Skywalker. He'd be hiding in the ruins of a Jedi Temple, beneath Coruscant's wrecked streets that were overrun by wolves. CRACKED.COM — Source

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True Detective

TRUE DETECTIVE WHY I STARTED: Matthew McConaughey (an underrated comedic actor) really impressed me with his dramatic chops, making an already great s

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Far Cry 6

The tradition continues: FAR CRY 6 has an early alternative ending Easter egg You'll have to work a bit harder than before, and the ending involves a beach, pandemic lockdowns, and Gloria Estefan's Conga. CRACKED COM — Source

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South Park

EASTER EGGSTRA South Park The sound clip of Captain Picard. In the Something You Can Do with Your Finger episode, Randy freaks out and smashes a glass cabinet, yelling No! Noooo! It's the same audio from Star Trek: First Contact where Captain Picard yells it before smashing glass. — Source video

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Bruce Lee

The evening Bruce Lee died, George Lazenby was waiting for him SO they could go to dinner. They were working out a deal to get Lazenby in the Bruce Lee movie Game of Death, and Lazenby was waiting for Lee and his girlfriend at a bar. Lee said he'd be — Source: The Ringer

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Pitch Black

CRACKED.COM Pitch Black came from a discarded Alien 3 script. Several scripts were written for Alien 3 before David Fincher took over. One of those was turned into Pitch Black, giving birth to Riddick. — Source

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Thriller

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The Three-Peat

Pat Riley has made over a million bucks from his ownership of the word, Three-peat. The former Lakers coach trademarked the phrase in 1989 while pur

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Anthony Bourdain

RK 2017 Anthony Bourdain was banned from Azerbaijan Bourdain really tested the premise of his show, Parts Unknown, by visiting an off-limits part of the country, just like when you got 86'd for sneaking backstage at Chuck E. Cheese. CRACKED — stock_photo_world/Shutterstock
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Lisa Kudrow

CRACKED.COM Lisa Kudrow wasn't a good ROZ. Kudrow and Peri Gilpin were the two final choices for Roz Doyle in Frasier- and the producers went with Kudrow. But her quirky style wasn't a good fit for the character, so the runner-up stepped up after a short time. — Source

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Rainbow Twizzlers

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Robin Williams

ROBIN WILLIAMS AS THE GENIE IN ALADDIN Disney hired an animator to draw and lip-sync the Genie performing one of Robin Williams' stand-up sets to show and convince him to take the part. CRACKED.COM — L.A. Times

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Nine Inch Nails

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Tron

Remember how digital the original Tron looked? That was achieved with practical effects. It was 1982, and the CGI it would take to render the high-tech look filmmakers wanted just didn't exist. So they used old-school methods, like shooting in black and white and then hand-painting individual film cells to get the glowing suit effect. CRACKED.COM — 26 Movie Effects That Look Like CGI, But Nope

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Monster Mitts

Monster Mitts POST HONEY COMB ONE INSIDE THIS BOX PLASTIC MONSTER DATE - RAL CIVIL MITT I Association CRACKED.COM Year-round Halloween! In 1974, Honecomb offered plastic gloves with ghoulish designs like blue veins and eyeballs, red veins and spiders, a scaly sea monster, and one that looked like your skin was unzipping to expose your bones. — Source: Mr Breakfast

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Addams Family Values

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Adult Swim

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Vulture

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NBA

The New Orleans Jazz drafted the first only woman in the NBA. GRACKED.COM During the 1977 NBA Draft, Lusia Harris was selected by the Jazz, but she was pregnant at the time and de- clined to attend train- ing camp. — Source

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Martha Stewart

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Groundhog Day

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Seth Rogen

SETH ROGEN AND BEYONCE LICEN ING THE Rogen met Beyonce at the premiere of The Lion King... and got some of his beard stuck in her sequins. The first time he tried to meet her - years ago at the Grammys- he walked straight up to her, only to have a bodyguard hit him so hard he spilled his drink all over the place. CRACKED.COM — Bustle

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J.K. Rowling

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Henry Winkler

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Kevin Bacon

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Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey got a teenager out Of a wrecked car. When he saw a car flipped over, the actor, known for playing Doctor Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, r

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Kill Bill

The Bride in Kill Bill is clear in her purpose RIGHT DOWN THE TO SOLES OF SHOES, HER WHICH SAY FUCK U. CRACKED COM htoliwwmiramaxconsubscriotmathuma

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Paris Hilton

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Arose From the Dead When We Uttered a Passage From an Ancient Tome

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH AN ENDING. They took input by Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, but the comic itself hadn't actually ended yet. O'Malley liked the film ending so much that he included elements from it in the final issue. CRACKED.COM — Universal Pictures
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Screen Rant

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Elvis

In 1964, Elvis Presley bought President Franklin D Roosevelt's yacht for $55,000. GRAGKED.COM Presley later gave the USS Potomac to St Ju- de's Children Hospital for a fundraiser, and that hospital sold it for $65,000. — Source

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The Last House on the Left

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Pasapalabra

Adriana Abenia PASAPALABRA After correctly guessing the titles of several songs, she revealed she'd been Shazam-ing from her lap the whole round.

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Romeo + Juliet

TODO Romeo + Juliet The hairdresser was kidnapped. Hair stylist Aldo Signoretti was kidnapped and held for ransom. Makeup artist Maurizio Silvi paid the ransom outside a hotel, and the kidnappers threw Signoretti out of the car, breaking his leg in the process. The total ransom amount? $300. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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The Young Avengers

Doubles in MCU's Phase Four THE YOUNG AVENGERS The Young Avengers are assembling. GRACKED.COM

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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Arose From the Dead When We Uttered a Passage From an Ancient Tome

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The Rock

Celebrity Workouts DWAYNE JOHNSON Going from The Rock to The Rock of Eternity. To become Black Adam, Johnson does daily morning cardio, back and biceps on Mondays and Thursdays, chest and triceps on Fridays, and leg workouts on Saturdays. CRACKED.COM — Source

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