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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia an ENT Had to Clean Out of Our Ears

February 25, 2025

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Blade

Blade THE CHARACTER WE KNOW THE EARLY DRAFT head-to-toe super black colorful leather In his first appearance, Blade sports big hair and a disco-bright — Source: CBR

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Sitcom Settings

CRACKED YOUR FAVORITE SITCOMS LIED TO YOU ABOUT THEIR SETTINGS Some of the biggest sitcoms weren't too accurate about the places they were set in. For example, Frasier and Niles' favorite coffee shop was actually in a dangerous part of Seattle, and Community's Greendale had palm trees but no mountains. — 5 Sitcoms That Don’t Know Jack About Where They’re Set / IMDB

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Kylie Jenner

KYLIE JENNER'S MIDDLE CLASS COSPLAY. CRACKED Kylie Jenner posted that her daughter Stormi wanted to ride a school bus, so they bought her one. Fans called it middle class for a day, and called her out of touch. She also tweeted, last night I had cereal and milk for the first time. life changing. — Teen Vogue / Allure

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Michael Douglas

MICHAEL DOUGLAS SAYS GIVING ORAL SEX IS GOOD FOR YOU (ALSO BAD). This particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus

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Robin Williams

Robin Williams CRACKED.COM Williams' father was an auto executive. His mother was a fashion model. He grew up in a giant mansion with a 25-car garage. — Source: Hometown LIfe

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia an ENT Had to Clean Out of Our Ears — Source

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The Last Boy Scout

Underrated Action Movies The Last Boy Scout Something something murder investigation something something corruption. The essential things to know is that Shane Black wrote the hilarious script, Tony Scott directed it way before going all shaky-cam, and Bruce Willis played a misanthropic former Secret Service agent. Sarcasm and explosions awesomely ensue. CRACKED.COM — Trailer on YouTube

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Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Не acted in over 50 movies. Besides classics like From Here to Eternity, Ocean's 11, and The Manchurian Candidate, other awesome picks are 1954's Suddenly, 1955's The Man with the Golden Arm and Guys and Dolls, 1957's Pal Joey, and his three musical comedies with Gene Kelly. CRACKED.COM — Source: BFI, Looper

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Grease Fan Theories

Sandy made never it past this scene GRESE BECAUSE SHE DIED. Danny never saved her from drowning at the beach and the whole movie is a dream she has wh

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McDonald’s

McDonald's burgers aren't resistant to rotting. They don't rot simply because they lose moisture very quickly--because they're small, and have a large surface area for their size - - so mold and bacteria don't get a chance to grow. A homemade burger that's small and has a relatively large surface area isn't going to rot, either. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Movie-Related And Other Now-You-Know Facts

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Awful CGI X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE When Wolverine is exploring himself in the bathroom (heh), his claws pop out and they're just lovely pieces of Roger Rabbit animation. Then you remember this is an X-Men movie, and it strikes you how horrible they look, cartoonishly fake and clumsily overimposed on the shot, with smooth surfaces lacking any detail. CRACKED.COM — Watch it on YouTube

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Scream 3

CRACKED.COM view Askewniverse scream 3 Technically a part of the View Askewniverse, given Jay and Silent Bob's cameo. It's implied in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back that both movies happen at the same time. 16 OS - — Source: Scene on YouTube

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The Shining

Stanley Kubrick had to change the room number in The Shining because the hotel was afraid nobody would want to stay in a murder room. The hotel where the movie was filmed asked that he change it from #217- which is in the book- to #237- which doesn't exist. Ironically,

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Yoda

Yoda was partly based on Stuart Freeborn, the guy that brought him to life. Freeborn was a Hollywood makeup artist who had worked on the Star Wars franchise and had helped design Yoda, basing him on himself and Einstein. CRACKED.COM — Source: Slate

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Black Widow

The North Institute from Black Widow has a storied past in the comics. NORTH INSTITUTE KING NORTH INSTITUTE FIRE But it's a different one than the movie version's - in the comics, it's an agency that attempts to assassinate Red Room defectors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Comic Book Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Their Source Material

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James Doohan

JAMES DOOHAN SERVED IN WORLD WAR II. Не was shot six times on D-Day: four in the leg, one in the chest (stopped by a metal cigarette case), and one blew off his middle finger. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Surprising Celebrity Facts

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Dimension 20

Betrayals we should have seen coming Dimension 20 Lord calroy Just because he's a cake doesn't make him sweet. CRACKED.COM

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Alice in Chains

Random Musical Numbers Singles The Alice in Chains gig Singles is such a misguided movie, Cameron Crowe actually stuck in scenes making fun of grunge at the same time Alice in Chains plays in the background. Still, at least he had the sense to put actual footage of the band playing two great songs. CRACKED.COM — Watch it!

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The Heart of the Ocean

MacGuffins Titanic THE HEART OF THE OCEAN The 3+ hour love story starts not with a young rogue meeting a rich woman on a boat, but Bill Paxton trying to find a diamond necklace in the bottom of the sea. CRACKED.COM — Titanic Wiki

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Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig lost his two front teeth while filming Casino Royale. CRACKED.COM While filming a fight scene in Prague, an actor accidentally punched Craig harder than expected, and his teeth were instantly knocked out. — Source

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George Clooney

George Clooney would call out Brotherhood! to Michael Keaton on a movie set. It was on Out Of Sight, and Keaton only figured out later that, oh yeah, Clooney was talking about the fact that they both played Batman. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nintendo

CRACKED The Starry Night was painted the same year Nintendo was founded H CARD CO B Van Gogh painted his most famous painting in 1889, the same year Fusajiro Yamauchi started producing playing cards under the Nintendo name.

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Barack Obama

This is Barack Obama at 19. This is not a joint. Lisa lack took this photo of the future president in 1980 when he Was a freshman at Occidental Colleg

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Jane Krakowski

WEIRD WORLD The MyPillow CEO sued the Daily Mail over saying that he dated Jane Krakowski. Не alleged that, somehow, this was defamatory - but it turns out the judge didn't think it was too harmful to your image to be dating a Hollywood actress. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Miley Cyrus

Celebrity tattoos LOVE Miley Cyrus has the word love on her ear, to block out all the crap that everyone throws in your ears. KEEP ALB NE CRACKED.COM — NBC Chicago

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Marilyn Monroe

Celebrity Items Sold in Auctions Marilyn Monroe's X-Rays In 2010, three of Monroe's X-rays were sold for $45,000. Rumor was that the X-rays were determined to see if Monroe was pregnant. CRACKED.COM — CBS/YouTube

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John Wick

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES MEANINGS JOHN WICK POLICE STORY In John Wick: - Parabellum there's a blink.gma miss- reference to Jackie Chan's 1985 movie when Wick slams Zero's face into a glass cabinet. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TV Tropes

CRACKED.COM Lost Tropes Everybody laughs at the end This trope has recently been put back into the spotlight by the immediate classic Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. As the movie rightly puts it, the worse the joke, the longer the laugh. — Source

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Ewan McGregor

CRACKED EWAN MCGREGOR: LAUGHING AT TOILETS WITH HIS KIDS SINCE 1996. Ewan McGregor said he used to have a good laugh with his kids by showing them the funny toilet scene from Trainspotting. Well, some people play Pixar or Disney for their kids, but OK. — Ewan McGregor Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene in ‘Trainspotting’ for a Laugh / The Pop Culture Studio

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A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story WE TRUST IN GOD Pay Cash All Others by JEAN SHEPHERD CRACKED.com Jean Shepherd is the dad who points Ralphie to the end of the Santa line. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Titanic

TITANIC James Cameron CRACKED.COM Those are Cameron's paws smudging up Kate Winslet's delicate hairline. If you break Rose's heart, you will get these hands, my friend. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Kermit the Frog

GRACKED KERMIT GETS TOO PERSONAL WITH JOAN RIVERS. In 1986, Rivers asked Kermit to rate his sexual abilities from one to ten, and Kermit responded, This is the complete Kermit that you're looking at, gesturing to his genital-less lower regions. — Youtube / Biography

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Jennifer Lopez

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia an ENT Had to Clean Out of Our Ears — Source: Marie Claire

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Halloween

Halloween Then vs. Now Musical storytelling The minimalist original score works as an homage to Psycho, but it also answers to budget constraints (so, just like Psycho). It also stands for the Shape's relentless, single-minded threat. By 2021's Halloween Kills, the music tells another story, with its fuller sound encapsulates shared trauma and communitarian action. CRACKED.COM — Showbiz CheatSheet, Davidson

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Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey came up with the Big gulps? line in Dumb and Dumber on the spot. REK The two guys standing there weren't even in the moviec they were jus — Source: Reddit

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King of the Hill

KING OF HILL THE episode Hank's Bully Hank Hill finds himself being bullied by a 10 year old boy who repeatedly calls him... OLD DUSTY BONES, FULL O

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Danielle Steel

Celebrity Colognes and Perfumes DANIELLE by Danielle Steel Yes, the same person who writes romance novels. Per the ad, the fragrance is named Danielle to embody a strong and intriguing woman. Strong like Steel, maybe? CRACKED.COM — Source: Fragrantica

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Star Fox

CRACKED.COM We almost had a Star Fox claymation show. Back in 2014, CollegeHumor was working on an official Star Fox project, made in the style of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Nintendo pulled the plug (along with all of their other adaptations) when rumors spread about a Legend of Zelda live-action show by Netflix. — Source

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Moneyball

Brad Pitt made an elaborate, Wham!-themed prank on the Moneyball set. Jonah Hill had a golf cart, and one day, Pitt turned it into a Wham! fanmobile complete with a I'm Jonah Hill and I Love Wham! sign. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movies & Shows With Ridiculous On-Set Pranks

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Drake

CRACKED DRAKE From 2001 to 2009, Aubrey Graham played Jimmy on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Не quit to pursue rap, became Drake (his middle name), and his first album Thank Me Later debuted at #1 on Billboard in 2010. — Source

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