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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Want to Move Into Your Head Like So Many Hermit Crabs

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Want to Move Into Your Head Like So Many Hermit Crabs

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Sarah Jessica Parker, who famously hated her Sex and the City co-stars, believes that Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are literally figments of her imagination.

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Johnny Depp

celebrities scouted in wild ways Johnny Depp was a musician. Depp had a chance meeting with Nicolas Cage, who recommended he try acting instead of rock and roll and the rest is history-Wes Craven soon after cast him in A Nightmare on Elm Street. CRACKED.COM — More: 7 Celebrity Careers That Launched by Accident

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Ryan Gosling

RYAN GOSLING: ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? 1995 CRACKED.COM A very young, VERY '90s Gosling appears in the kid's show with Gilbert Gottfried. Gosling was in The Mickey Mouse Club with Justin Timberlake prior, but who wasn't? — Source: Mental Floss

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The Oscars

The first African American to win an Oscar was sat at a segregated table. CRACKED COM When Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her role as Mammy in Gone With The Wind, she had to make her way to the stage from a segregated table at the back of the room. — Source

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Vin Diesel

VIN DIESEL SAID НЕ USED TO BE A BEASTIE BOYS BACKUP DANCER. EAST FURIOUS When Ad-Rock was asked about his claim, the musician said that it wasn't true. Не thinks Adam Yauch might've helped Diesel get into a dance club once and that the actor might've misinterpreted that as being a part of the band in some way. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hollywood

TELL US NOW. ... Chey R. is tired of how Hollywood portrays autism. g 120 We aren't emotionless robots who do math and are incapable of being loved. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jason Statham

Safety rules on set are holding Jason Statham back. I've never really been frightened to do anything. It's always an issue of safety that sort of prevents me from doing everything. Не feels stunt performers should get way more recognition, and is lobbying for a Stunt Performer category at the Oscars. CRACKED — Source / Rotten Tomatoes

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The Olympics

CRACKED OLYMPIC ROWER MATTHEW PINSENT IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GOD. The 4x gold medalist traced his lineage to King Edward I. That medieval scroll showed that the royals linked themselves to the divine, because the lineage kept going back to Jesus, Adam & Eve, then God at the tippy top. 000S — Youtube / Team GB

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Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman Wrote The Iconic Theme On A Plane ON SAN DIEGO CON NAL SAN DIES INTERNATIONAL COMIC SAR BY CO CO COMIC INTERNATIONA CO INTER SAN DIEGO CRACKED.COM ESCON Sure, Elfman wrote the theme for Burton's first Batman film, but it's still part of what makes Re- turn so dark and epic. That theme song came to Elfman on a plane, which is not the best place to start singing and writing down an epic, big saga tune. On the way home, the thing f**king hits me, said Elfman. And it was like, what do I do? I'm on — Cracked

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Schindler's List

Best Movies Ever Schindler's List An extra was a real Holocaust survivor. One of the extras during the gas chamber scenes was a woman born in a concentration camp. She was too young to remember anything, but still the shoot proved too much for her to bear (and she wasn't the only one who couldn't endure he experience). CRACKED.COM — More: The 6 Most Horrifying Real Events Ever Reenacted For Movies

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The Call

PHONE FILMS L.A.P.D. 2013 THE CALL Halle Berry is a 911 operator tasked with helping an abducted girl who is connected to a killer from her past. An under-the-radar thriller. CRACKED.COM — IMDb

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Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis is behind some adorable fantasy characters. And at least one terrifying one. You probably know Davis as Willow, Wicket the Ewok, Profess

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Eric Clapton

WEIRD WORLD Eric Clapton sued a 55-year-old German widow-and, yes, he actually won. What was the suit over? Selling a bootleg CD for $11 on eBay. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Dumbest censorship Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Ninjas are violent, so the turtles had to be heroes in the U.K. CRACKED.COM

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Men in Black 3

The Chinese version of Men in Black 3 is missing 13 minutes. The part of the movie that takes place in Chinatown, both the aliens disguised as Chinese restaurant workers and the innocent bystanders whose memories were wiped, were deemed too offensive for the country's release. CRACKED.COM — Source

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David Arquette

celebrity Hobbies M ON STUPVES David Arquette little CERDO restarch loves to knit. Alv Edular The Scream star and occasional pro wrestler learned to knit from his grandmother.. He's so good that he graves the cover of Celebrity Scarves 2, a knitting book that raises money for breast cancer research. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

IMMEDIATE SEQUELS SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Far from Home ends with the most terrifying villain Spider-Man ever faced (reactionary fake news), and then the follow-up cops out by undoing the new threat with magic. Now, No Way Home is awesome, but we wonder about the path the franchise chose not to take by handwaving the issue like that. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Star Trek IV

They've created the transparent aluminum from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It's a completely new state of matter, and it's created by firing a short pulse from a super-powerful laser at regular aluminum. The catch is, the aluminum is in this new state only briefly before returning to normal. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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David Bowie

David Bowie named himself after Jim Bowie and Bowie knives. Не was worried that if he used his real name David Jones would be confused with Davey Jones of The Monkees. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bill Hader

CRACKED PAUL MCCARTNEY AND ROBIN WILLIAMS WERE BILL HADER FANS Bill Hader revealed in Live From New York that he had two big fans of his character Stefon visit the SNL stages. Hader wrote, Paul McCartney came up to me and said, 'My daughter is a clothing designer.' And I was like, 'Uh-huh.' And he said, 'This guy that works with her, he's that way.' And he put his hands over his mouth like Stefon, and my wife was behind me and, not quietly, she went, 'Oh my God! Paul McCartney is doing your character to you.' And I was — Source

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YouTube

There's simply no demand for YouTube. YOUTUBE COFOUNDER CRACKED COM Cofounder and СТО Steve Chen once said there's just not that many videos I want to watch. Strange that a man with zero foresight could accidentally invent a perpetual motion propaganda machine! — Source

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Paul Shaffer

The first US f-bomb 1980 CRACKED.COM Paul Shaffer accidentaly said f*ing when he meant flogging on an episode of SNL. Не thought he was ruined; instead, Lorne Michaels told him You broke down the last barrier. — Source

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Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens' dad was a founder of the Israeli Air Force. Milton Rubenfeld was a U.S. Army Air Force stunt pilot during WWII. When the Arab-Israeli War broke out in 1948, Rubenfeld (who was Jewish) aided the tiny Israeli force against five Arab army forces. Today, Rubenfeld and his fellow pilots are credited as the official founders of the Israeli Air Force. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mario Balotelli

MARIO BALOTELLI OCTOBER 2011 CRACKED.COM The Italian footballer decided to light off a bunch of fireworks in his own bathroom. This resulted in no lights going off in the sky but did cause £400,000 of damage. — Source

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The Masked Singer

Fox executives have absolutely no regrets casting Rudy Giuliani in The Masked Singer. R NE CRACKED.COM The marketing is all about delivering jaw dropping moments, which is exactly what the casting accom- plished, says Rob Wade, the president of alternative entertainment & specials. — Variety

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Pokémon Evolution

April Fools's jokes that became real Pokémon New Pokémon A pre-evolution of Chansey was revealed as a new TCG card... which resembles Happiny, the actual pre-evolution of Chansey revealed later. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bulbapedia

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Doc Ock

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME EASTER EGGS THE SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN. Doc Ock's return as a hero during the Spidey team- up calls back to his role as the Superior Spider-Man, in which he became a full-fledged hero, even taking Peter Parker's place as Spider-Man for a long time CRACKED.COM — Source: Marvel Database

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Sex and the City

Are Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda from Sex and the City too archetypal to be real? Sarah Jessica Parker thinks that Carrie made them up, as characters in her column. CRACKED COM — Source: 22 Fan Theories You Simply Have To Pay Attention To

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Christopher Lloyd

For his character in Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd was inspired by a Philadelphia Orchestra conductor. Even though Lloyd took inspiration from Albert Einstein (naturally), he largely based Emmett Doc Brown on the classical music conductor Leopold Stokowski. Especially the hair. CRACKED.COM — 15 Iconic Characters' Inspirations

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Ke$ha

DUDL 5 6 110 a 4 2 A B C D E F 6 5 7200000 ABCDEF 19 5 A T E E D L B 5 3 . II KE$HA had a SAT score of 1500. Back in school, Kesha scored a nearly-perfect 1500 on her SAT. However, she chose to pursue a musical career rather than attend college. CRACKED.COM — 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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Adrien Brody

COMEDY NERD Adrien Brody got banned from the SNL set after hosting it one time. When he introduced musical guest Sean Paul, he sported dreadlocks and used an awful fake Jamaican accent, which did not go over well at all. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Liv Moore

Liv Moore IZOMBIE CRACKED.COM Olivia Liv Moore from iZombie is your classic protagonist: a zombie who eats victim's brains to solve crimes. Yes, she's a zombie named... Live More. Though a pun name is kind of perfect, since zombies are known for loud groaning. — PopSugar

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Carmen Electra

CARMEN ELECTRA Carmenelectra shechisme Au The extinct fly genus was named after the model. The singular species within the genus (sounding a lot like she kiss me) is a pretty strange way to flirt, but shoot your shot, scientists. CRACKED.COM — Source: Zookeys

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Spider-Man

SPIDERMA EASTER EGGSTRA! INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE The Donald Glover shout-out. For years, Glover was a fan-favorite to step inside the Spidey suit. In Community, a gag was even added showing his character Troy waking up in Spider-Man pajamas. In the movie, Miles visits his Uncle Aaron. The episode of Community — CBR

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Anno Domini 2000

An 1889 novel predicted parts of 2000 surprisingly accurately. Hnn nno Domini 2000 Written by Julius Vogel, a former New Zealand prime minister, Anno Domini 2000 features instant communication technology, widespread travel in aluminum air cruisers, and great changes to the environment as a result of industrial technology. NOW YOU — Source: NZHistory

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Back to the Future 3

When Marty mentions Clint Eastwood in Back to the Future 3, he's standing next to the poster for Eastwood's first movie. G AR REVEXGE CREATURE It's Re — Source: Den Of Geek, The Telegraph

5

The Powerpuff Girls

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Want to Move Into Your Head Like So Many Hermit Crabs — Power-noia

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Lindsay Lohan

On the set of future flop The Canyons, producer Braxton Pope claims that Lindsay Lohan demanded that he and all the other crew on set strip naked for

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Andre 3000

Andre 3000 OU wrote Outkast's KASIG Ms. Jackson as an apology of sorts to the mother of his former partner MS. JACKSON Erykah Badu. Badu wasn't enti

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The Millennium Falcon

CRACKED The Millennium Falcon's defense blasters could conceivably be controlled from anywhere in the ship, or completely automated. INSTEAD, YOU HAVE

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