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February 27, 2025

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Jaws

Steven Spielberg did Jaws because the original director flunked basic sea biology. Director Dick Richards was fired because he kept calling the shark a whale during planning meetings. Let this be a lesson, kids: Don't sleep through class, and you may one day change movies forever. — More: 4 Behind the Scenes Stories That Deserve Their Own Movie

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Adventure Time

Easter Eggs for Polyglots Adventure Time DO you wanna try gettin' some, Finn? Lady Rainicorn keeps making saucy remarks in Korean. Other dirty jokes include, Come on, my darling. Wrap your legs around me, and, Jake and | merge our bodies into one all the time. — Source: Adventure Time Wiki

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NBA

The NBA installed I tons of tiny cameras. - - 8.10 MP P=S(1-n-d) Since 2013, SportVU cameras have tracked players' movements, which has led to an almost unrecognizable pace of acceleration and record numbers of 3-point attempts per game, thanks to the concept of 3 > 2 . CRACKED — Source

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Stargate

Stargate EBERT'S RATING: 1 STAR CRACKED.COM He said this movie felt like bad film school homework: Assignment: Conceive of the weirdest plot you can think of, and reduce it as quickly as possible to action movie cliches. If possible, include sun god Ra, and make sure something gets blowed up real good. — Source: Roger Ebert

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The Crow

THE CROW CRACKED The tragic death of Brandon Lee casts a shadow over this '90s staple, but the movie was pretty shadowy to start out with. — Source: IMDB

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

HOLIDAYS IN A HALF SHELL WE WISH YOU A TURTLE CHRISTMAS CRACKEDCON The true meaning of Christmas: Grown men in turtle costumes rapping about wrapping — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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The Giver

The Giver Apparently, adults aren't too keen on giving kids books on infanticide and euthanasia, but that didn't stop my 5th grade teacher. — Comedy Central

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Channing Tatum

CHANNING TATUM HATED G.I. JOE THE RISE OF COBRA Look, I'll be honest. I f king hate that movie. I hate that movie, Tatum said in a Howard Stern inte

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Allison Mack

CRACKED ALLISON МАСК RECRUITED GIRLS FOR HER CULT LEADER. The Smallville actor recruited women who would be severely mistreated by NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere. She faced sex trafficking charges but negotiated a plea deal for the lesser charge of racketeering. She served 2 years in prison, and Raniere got 120 years. — Source

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The Biggest Loser

THE BIGGEST LOSER We've picked out your fat person coffin. The Biggest Loser might seem like an extra-tough workout, but the show has pushed contest

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Tonka Trucks

Tonka Trucks get their name from Lake Minnetonka, located nearby its original location: Mound, Minnesota. It also nods to the word tanka, which means great or big in the Dakota Sioux language. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Sandlot

MIKE VITAR THE SANDLOT VITAR CRACKED.COM Vitar was Benny in The Sandlot and Luis in the Mighty Ducks sequels. Не became a firefighter in Los Angeles, and in 2003, he was honored by the UFLAC for saving fellow firefighters. — Source: 15 Celebs Who Gave Up Fame And Found Happiness

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Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc. assures us of the safety of the monsters. PROCESSING BY Monaco Labs PRINTS BY Technicolor RODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED ON Eastman Film NO MONSTERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOTION PICTURE. THIS PICTURE MADE UNDER No. 38501 THE JURISDICTION OF Rest easy, kids. Your favorite scary friends were not injured. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr is Kraang Prime 4680022 ickelodeon. STEENAGE! IMUTRIT NINA TURTLES Of all the big stars who showed up to voice characters in the most re

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Steven Universe

April Fools's jokes that became real steven Universe Uncle Grandpa crossover On April Fools' Day, Steven meets up with Uncle Grandpa in a non-canon episode... which later turns out to be canon, as it has a reference to Steven being a diamond (not known then) and being the first time he ever uses his powers on purpose. CRACKED.COM — Source: Steven Universe Wiki

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Carrie

The original poster for Carrie (1976) gave away the prom scene. IF YOU'VE GOT A TASTE FOR TERROR... TAKE CARRIE TO THE PROM. SPOILER the VU ALERT! CARRIE a novel da girl with A frightening power STEPHEN KING If you compare the book cover with the movie poster, you can clearly see the prom scene spoiler. And sure, the novel came out two years prior, but Carrie only became a hit after the movie was released. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Psycho

Having standard showtimes for films was not common until 1960. CRACKED.COM Previously most films would just play on a loop, and people could enter at any time. Hitchcock's Psy- cho required that people watch from the beginning to the end and made show- times more standard. — MeTV

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Dave Bautista

Celebrity Workouts DAVE BAUTISTA transferred from heavy lifting to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Bautista peaked at 318 lbs. during his WWE time, but now has leaned down with lower weights and cardio while incorporating BJJ and MMA. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Last Jedi

THe LAST JeDI HAS AN EASTER EGG OF AN OBSCURE TEXT-BASED '70S GAME Zork was a kind of Choose Your Own Adventure computer game that came out in 1977, and in 1986 the trilogy games were packaged and released along with a Zorkmid coin used in the game's fictional empire. Rian Johnson kept his coin and it makes an appearance when Benicio del Toro's DJ discovers a bunch of casino coins and chips. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nacho Libre

Sergio Gutierrez Benitez was a Mexican priest who fought as mysterious masked wrestler Fray Tormenta, then used his winnings to buy food for orphans. — Source: 6 Real People With Secret Identities Nobody Saw Coming

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The Office

The Office ca . . - CRACKED.COM It's timeless either way. The show's ratings and critical ac- claim peaked in season 5, and with no shortage of reasons why they probably could have called it quits after Michael Scott's departure, seasons 8 and 9 just felt like a spin-off of sorts. — ScreenRant

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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton wrote oscar winner Sling Blade because he was told he didn't look right. SLING BLADE Billy Wilder told him he's too ugly for a lead and not enough for a character actor, so he should write his own stuff. Thornton wrote Sling Blade. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Oldboy

In Oldboy, Dae-su single-handedly knocks down several men after training for 15 years in his cell. During those 15 years of training, however, he was

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Sweet Caroline

Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline is named after JFK's daughter. Diamond needed a three-syllable name to fit the song he was writing. Then he remembered a photo of 7-year-old Caroline Kennedy he had seen in a magazine. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Of Our Favorite Songs (Have Surprising Backstories)

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Jim Gaffigan

JIM GAFFIGAN wanted to spend time with the kids JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW CRAGKEDON That's the reason TV Land gives for not extending Gaffigan's show beyond two short seasons. The show is based on the Gaffigans' real life experience raising five kids in a two-bedroom New York apartment. Sounds more like — Hollywood Reporter

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Domino’s

Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan met his wife on his first pizza delivery. The delivery was to a college dorm, and Monaghan was into the receptionist. On their second date, he gave her a heart-shaped pizza (which her friends loved). CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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Jack Gleeson

Jack Gleeson says Joffrey's funeral was one of his NYL favorite days on the GOT set. I was on a cliff with stones in my eyes and I just got to sleep all day. So that was fun. CRACKED.COM — Source: 36 Bananas Facts About Fav Celebs

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Brie Larson

Brie Larson had a short-lived singing career. 17 BRE LONGON Edally CRACKED.COM Her album Finally out of P.E. released in 2005 focused on the ups and downs of being a teenager, and only sold 4,000 copies in the US. — Source

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Quentin Tarantino

A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRAGKED.COM — Source

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E.T.

ET. It was discovered that THE EXTRA- TERRESTRIAL Elliot and E.T. were LL linked with complete coherence and synchronization of brainwave activity.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Classic Hollywood Movies Original VS. Remake RECEIVING 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel's anti-communist metaphor is classic sci-fi noir, with many remakes. The worst one is The Invasion, with Nicole Kidman. The best? That'd be the 1978 one, which adds always reliable '70s paranoia, closely followed by Abel Ferrara's 1993 version. 1993 2007 1978 CRACKED.COM

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Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones, who played Principal Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, was convicted of owning child porn and asking a 14-year old to pose in a sexually explicit manner. Principal Rooney's obsession towards Ferris Bueller in the film now seems much creepier. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kim Kardashian

KIM KARDASHIAN denied making a sex tape with Ray J LIE! CRACKED.COM In 2007, Kim claimed that she didn't make a sex tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J. Fast-forward to the good part, when she publicly admitted the lie a few months later. — Source: Tell Me Sweet Little Lies: 13 Times Celebs Stretched the Truth Until It Broke

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Fleetwood Mac

CRACKED : SWIF Quitting Fleetwood Mac for a cult. During a 1971 tour, Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer went to get a magazine and never returned. After several days of searching, they discovered that he just walked off with The Children of God cult members. He's still with them today! — Far Out Magazine

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The Energizer Bunny

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Burger King

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Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis auditioned for That '70s Show. She said she'd be 18 on her birthday. That was technically true, but not on her next birthday. Or the one after that, or after that. She was 14. Luckily, when the producers found out the truth, they were amused enough to let her keep the job. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bizarre Lies 19 Famous People Thought They'd Get Away With

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Deadpool

CRACKED.COM DEADPOOL NEGASONIC WAS PART OF A BARTER WITH GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2. Marvel owned the rights to Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Fox wanted her for Deadpool. Fox owned the rights to Ego the Living Planet and Marvel wanted for GotG Vol. 2. Fair trade. — Screen Rant

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Star Wars

PEOPLE FREQUENTLY ASK IF THEY SHOULD WATCH THE FIRST SIX STAR WARS FILMS IN THIS ORDER: STAR FPESODF PESO OR IN THIS ORDER: RETURIN EMPIRE FPESODF EPE

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Luxo

LUXO Sr. and LUXO Jr. aren't just Pixar intro characters. They're characters on TV that Pixar characters watch, too. For instance, Toy Story 2 shows H

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