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Michelle Kwan

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Ashley Judd

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia, Never Worn

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Animal Planet

Disastrous Comedy 2002 Comedians Unleashed Not to be confused with Comics Unleashed, this was Animal Planet's attempt at a stand-up comedy show. Here's the kicker: It was only animal-themed jokes. They only aired one episode. CRACKED — Source

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Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington read the comment section. After 2010's Clash of the Titans received some harsh critiques online, Worthington said I think I can act f*ing better, to be honest. His solution was to ...appease internet commenters. Going into the 2012 sequel, he decided to Just take all the notes — Source: CinemaBlend

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Tom Wilkinson

Mind Spotless the of Tom Wilkinson didn't know what was going on during SUNS filming. Eten Ruffalo said the actor became frustrated during flming, and once - turned to him and said, I don't know what the hell we're doing! SCENES Gondry said he was afraid of Wilkinson, and that — The Daily Beast

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Walt Disney

WALT NAMED NAMES TO CONGRESS DURING THE RED SCARE. FEDE BRAVERY AND BLAMED HIS WOES ON comMunism. He claimed (falsely) that communism was why his anim

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Mars Attacks

Mars Attacks is secretly Christmas-themed. PROP DAY The skeletons are bright green or bright red because the movie was scheduled to be released for Christmas. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Popeye

POPEYE METAL TAPPING SET CARLTON DANK METAL TAPPING POPEYE SET ARF! ARF! COMPLETE with - CRACKED.COM DECORATIVE FRAMES for BOYS A GIRLS TAPPING TOOLS AGES INSTRUCTIONS 4to 8 Why create art with paint and paper when you can chisel it into a sharp sliver of tin? — Source

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Thomas Gibson

Hollywood feuds CRIMINAL MINDS VS THOMAS GIBSON Gibson had numerous verbal and physical on-set altercations. In 2010 he reportedly shoved an assistant director, and he was fired in 2016 for kicking a writer in the shin because of creative differences. CRACKED — CBS Studios
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Stewie Griffin

Characters who would kill it on reality shows Family Guy Stewie Griffin Stewie loves to gossip and is ultra competitive, making him a great candidate for a wide assortment of reality competitions. Plus, seeing what gadget he would create to overcome obstacles will make for great TV. CRACKED.COM

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Sam Peckinpah

CRACKED.COM HONG KONG ACTION MOVIES THE AMERICAN INFLUENCE John Woo's style had an American inspiration: director Sam Peckinpah, responsible for classics like Straw Dogs, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, and The Getaway. Just take a look at the action scenes in The Wild Bunch to see where Woo was drawing from. — Source: The Rake

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Matt Groening

Elizabeth Taylor was the voice of Maggie's first word Matt Groening said, We did 24 takes, but they were always too sexual. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Facts About The Simpsons (In Case You Run Out Of Episodes To Watch)

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Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani

Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani EGO ON The Meltdown comedians met in 2006 at comedy show in Chicago. Only a few months into them dating, Gordon fell into a coma- an experience they detail in their 2017 movie The Big Sick. GRACKED.COM — source: The New Yorker

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Kim Basinger

KIM EE BASINGER E3411 VASHINGTON. BRASELTON, GA At the height of her stardom, Basinger bought Braselton, GA Cpopuluation 500) for $20 million, with the intention of turning it into a tourist attraction/ movie studio. The excitement wore off quickly, with one newspaper labeling it The Town that Kim Forgot. — Chicago Tribune

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Movie Tropes

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia, Never Worn — Source: Business Insider

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The Simpsons

Our favorite yellow family has broken a lot of records THE ОчFF BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS It holds the records for longest-running animated sitcom, the most Emmy Awards won for an animated TV series, the most guest stars featured in an animated series, the most People's Choice Awards by an animated series, and the most liked TV show on Facebook. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk published a book called Tony Hawk's The A to Z of Skateboarding. HIGHPOINTE GRACKED.COM The book was written by British comedian Tony Hawk, who was frustrated with being mistaken for the pro-skateboarder, and contains nothing about skateboarding. — Source

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Super Mario

SUPER MARIO (ETC.) Mario's mushrooms look like hallucinatory Amanita + Muscaria mushrooms. Developers needed a way to make Mario fit into the game environment properly, so they picked mushrooms. They claim the resemblance to the psychedelic shrooms is coincidental. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Will Smith

You used to be cool WILL SMITH's Oscar slap. A heart breaker. Не was the Fresh Prince, Hollywood royalty, and a rapper known for not even cursing. Accosting Chris Rock over a joke at the 2022 Oscars got him banned from attending the ceremonies for 10 years, and caused the world to think a lot less of him. CRACKED — Source

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Sir David Attenborough

The solution to a 19th-century mystery was found in Sir David Attenborough's back garden. In 1879, Julia Martha Thomas was murdered by her maid, Kate Webster, but her head was never found - this was called the the Barnes mystery. They found a skull in Sir David's back garden in 2011 during building work, and it turned out to have belonged to Thomas. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Miley Cyrus

MILEY CYRUS learned to imitate herself CRACKED COM Miley is a fan of Vanessa Bayer's impression. She's always been so great about it! says Bayer. In fact, this last time she hosted, we had to talk 'as Mileys' in unison, and I actually gave her a couple tips on how to do an impression of herself! Pretty cool. — Source

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The Neil Patrick Harris

Sandwiches Named After Celebrities THE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS NPH would frequent Pappa Charlie's Deli in Massachusetts so often that they put his regular order on the menu. Harris' sandwich consists of grilled chicken breast, Dijon mustard, BBQ sauce, coleslaw, and pickles, all on a toasted roll. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Berkshire Eagle

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David Bowie

David Bowie on the future of copyright: 2002 CRACKED.COM Bowie predicted some major changes to the music industry. While he didn't see Songs of Innocence being force fed to every iPhone user, he did say I'm fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years. — Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

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Miles Teller

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Leo Fender

Leo Fender is a legend who perfected the electric guitar. But he couldn't play, and didn't like rock'n'roll. Despite the fact that his entire business revolved around manufacturing and constantly improving guitars and amps, Fender never actually got around to learning how to play them and didn't have any interest in doing so. When Fender was testing an amp with a guitar, other people in the shop had to go in and tune the instrument when they couldn't take the noise anymore. Yet his creations are the guitar of choice for legends such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Historical Figures Everybody Gets Wrong

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Daenerys

DAENERYS' HANDMAIDEN went... somewhere. In the second episode of Game of Thrones, Dany is tended to by two Dothraki women, Irri and Jhiqui. From the next episode onwards, only Irri appears. (Considering what show this is, Jhiqui probably died horribly). — Source: Game of Thrones Wiki

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Apple

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Rapunzel

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia, Never Worn — For details, read 5 Beloved Disney Movies Based On R-Rated Stories

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Nudity on TV

The First Female Nudity Wardrobe malfunctions date back to at least the 1950's, but the first scripted nudity was on PBS' Steambath in 1973.

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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan

A dog is credited as the writer of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan. CRACKED.COM Screenwriter Robert Towne hated the finished movie so much that he pulled his name off the film and cred- ited his dog as the writer. The dog, Р.Н. Vazak, ended up with an Oscar nomina- tion. — Source

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Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman

Celebrities who were high school buddies Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman Both Aussies met at North Sydney Girls' High School, back in their home country. Watts dated Kidman's brother for a short while. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Thor: The Dark World

Chris Hemsworth's wife stood in for Natalie Portman in Thor: The Dark World. CRACKED.COM When asked to choose from a lineup of women to take Portman's place after she couldn't make the final kiss reshoot, Hemsworth instead brought in his wife, who wore Natalie's clothes and wig. — Source

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Nintendo and Sony

In 1992, Sony and Nintendo briefly 1992 1990 199 joined forces. 1997 1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 SONY SONY PlayStation + START SELECT Their love child was a single 096 1997 prototype that played both Nintendo cartridges and Sony CD-ROMs. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marvel

Marvel cancelled The Fantastic Four comics out of spite. With Fox famously owning the film rights to the characters, in 2015 Marvel tried to change the terms with the studio and regain some control. When that failed, Marvel's CEO at the time, Ike Perlmutter, threw a tantrum and had the comic cancelled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stephen King

CRACKED STEPHEN KING WRITES WITH HIS SONS. Sir King has written the Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and two novellas, In the Tall Grass and Throttle with son Joe Hill. In the Tall Grass was adapted into a film in 2019. — Stephen King / The Guardian

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Superhero Movies

Superhero Movies Then vs. Now Personal vs. group conflicts Isolated universes meant superheroes were all alone. By now, with X-Men, Justice League, and Avengers, plotlines can focus on more dynamic group conflicts. CRACKED.COM — Source: RetroZap

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter CRACKED LF says witchcraft is da devil: Bio dad banned Harry Potter until he switched churches and then suddenly it wasn't sinful anymore. Chris counters that Harry Potter should be banned because it's a lame series with uninteresting characters, not witchcraft.

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Gremlins

The design of the Gremlins was based on Japanese Chin dogs. CRACKED.COM — Source: Sun-Sentinel

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine lost it all to Limp Bizkit BEST CRACKED.COM After losing an MTV Award to Limp Bizkit in 2000, bassist Tim Commerford completely wigged out. In a move that Fred Durst called pretty phat, he climbed a prop palm tree, started a fight, and went to jail. Zach de la Rocha quit the band shortly thereafter. — Source: Rolling Stone

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Freaks and Geeks

The freaks wear the same thing ALL THE TIME They don't actually wear the same clothes day after day. Their interchangeable outfits just makes if feel that way. The freaks tend to settle for one look they like and then stick with it.

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