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Boy Meets World

TV Reboots and Revivals Then vs. Now 1993-2000 Boy Meets World The original show was a beloved coming-of-age story. While not as impactful, the spin-off was well received for maintaining the style, updating the problems and lessons, and including including Cory Matthews as the wisdom-imparting teacher. Girl Meets World 2014-2017 CRACKED.COM

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The Legend of Zelda

Koji Kondo composed the Legend of Zelda theme music in just one night. THE LEGEND OF ZEADA During development, the Nintendo team used Ravel's Bolero as the theme, but they discovered at the last minute that it was still protected by copyright. GRACKED.COM — Source

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RoboCop

ROBOCOP B CRACKED.COM Robocop is set in crime-ridden Detroit, but producers thought Detroit had too many featureless, indistinct buildings. They filmed almost entirely in Dallas, TX, and a car chase features Reunion Tower, one of Dallas' most distinct landmarks. — Source

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Christian Bale

CRACKED CHRISTIAN BALE AND AMY ADAMS In 2013, Christian Bale stepped in to help out when Amy Adams and director David О. Russell had a disagreement on the set of American Hustle. Не acted as a mediator between the two and managed to keep the peace. — Yahoo / Hollywood Reporter

36

Stranger Things

Mr. Clarke was the Indiana Jones of Hawkins Middle School. MR. CLARKE, 35, is the rock star of the local middle school. Charismatic, charming, handsome, and whip-smart, he is the closest thing our series has to Indiana Jones. Mr. Clarke will become increasingly essential as the show moves forward, as he will be key to solving the mystery of what has happened in Montauk. Не will ultimately help our characters breach the Tear in Act Three. GRAGKED.COM — Source: The 20 Strangest Things From The 'Stranger Things' Show Bible

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Kelis

Kelis' Milkshake CRACKED.COM La la, la la, la Originally written by The Neptunes (aka Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) for Britney Spears, Milkshake became a huge hit. Williams and Hugo promised Kelis that they'd split profits 33/33/33, but apparently she was too young and too stupid to double-check the contract, resulting in Kelis being cheated out of the sales of her first two Neptunes-produced albums RRY a OLD MAXI-SINGER — Source

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Michael B. Jordan

To film Creed and Black Panther, actor Michael В. Jordan had to stick to a very strict diet, work out two to three times a day, box and train six days a week. Black Panther Creed CREE For a year and a half. CRACKED.COM — 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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Lily Allen

LILY ALLEN LIED ABOUT BEING OFFERED A GAME OF THRONES ROLE. In 2014, Allen said she was offered to play Yara Greyjoy alongside her brother but declined the role because it involved too much incest. When her brother Alfie was asked about her story, he said it wasn't true and that Gemma Whalen had always been the first choice for the part. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

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Harry Potter

The story of how Remus Lupin became a werewolf is even more horrifying than we thought. Lupin was four years old and asleep when the werewolf broke in

31

Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith got his mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, gold grills for her 45th birthday. This involved having a jeweler come to their house to make a mold of P

30

Bumblebee

Bumblebee has a shout-out to John Carpenter. NDAGON OF THE BLACK DRAGON OF THE TOOL BLACK POOL CANTONESE CANTONESE CUISINE CUISINE They snuck the facade of Wang Chi's eatery in Big Trouble in Little China, into the background of the town in Bumblebee. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran's childhood friend was financially struggling so he wrote Thinking Out Loud with her The song has since been streamed almost 2 billion times on Spotify and has gone triple platinum in the UK. She never has to worry about money again. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marisa Tomei

SPIDE Marisa Tomei was almost in Parks and Recreation. According to showrunner/co-creator Michael Schur, there were plans for a plotline about Aziz Ansari's Tom Haverford dating an older woman, who would have been played by Tomei. Schur laments that the timing didn't work out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dairy Queen

The swirl on top of Dairy Queen's ice cream is trademarked. As a former DQ employee, I can testify there's an artform to get it looking nice. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Poland

POLAND You MAY NOT wear a Winnie The Pooh t-shirt. The pantsless Pooh has been deemed an inappropriate hermaphrodite. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Hard Rock Cafe

In 2006, The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased the Hard Rock Café hotel and casino business. HardRece CAFE The deal, valued at $965 million, now includes 180 Restaurants, 24 Hotels, and 11 Casinos in 74 different countries. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Elvis

Elvis was a natural blonde Не dyed his hair black because he believed it brought out his features better on film. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Slapstick Comedy

The term Slapstick Comedy comes from the two pieces of wood that made a slapping sound. CRACKED.COM Commedia Dell'arte in 16th-century Italy used a slapstick consisting of two thin slats of wood, which made a slap when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud and comical sound. — Source

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Ralph Macchio

One-Sided Fictional Rivalries The Karate Kid Daniel-San's win is a lie! The now-iconic crane kick was actually an illegal move, because strikes to the face were not permissible. Ralph Macchio has said, No hits to the face was clearly something when the referee made the list of things not to do. CRACKED — Columbia Pictures
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21

Good Vibrations

CRACKED BLACK, WHITE, RED, BROWN, FEEL THE VIBRATION MARKY MARK AND THE FUNKY BUNCH EYYORK The I don't see color vibe is bad enough, but there's a key color missing there, and if you know Wahlberg's history, it's... glaring. — EW

20

Alfonso Ribeiro

ALFONSO RIBEIRO has grown to understand that people identify him with Carlton from THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR. Не does not usually oblige when asked to do the Carlton dance, though. CRACKED — Warner Bros. Television
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Walter Hill

UNDERAPPRECIATED DIRECTORS WALTER HILL Hill is the modern action movie incarnate. Не wrote The Getaway, co-wrote Alien, and remained as a producer in the latter franchise, but has also directed such testosterone classics as The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Red Heat, Geronimo: An American Legend, and Wild Bill. His new film, 2022's Dead for a Dollar, looks like a return to classic Hill. THE WARRIORS CRACKED.COM — More: Wikipedia
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Adam Levine

CRACKED.COM m G I hate flying. Know why? Because no one really understands how planes actually work. Adam Levine, who lacks access to Google — BuzzFeed

17

Drive Angry

Nicolas cage Movies Drive Angry Rating: 2 bees The process by which Nic Cage selects his films has always been a mystery ... until now. Cage said yes to this movie because he found out his character would get his eye shot out. CRACKED.COM — More: 55 Facts About Nicolas Cage Movies

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Step Brothers

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Tighten up your resume. While Jesus Christ may be your personal Lord and Savior, Не cannot be listed as a personal reference. Prospective employers are looking for people they can actually contact. — Watch: Job Interview (Columbia Pictures)

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Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf thinks Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was a disservice to the series, and his acting contributed. I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished. Harrison Ford wasn't happy with it either. Look, the movie could have been updated. There was a reason it wasn't universally accepted. CRACKED.COM — Source: 32 Ace Facts About Famous Characters

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Star Wars

Star Wars (1977) came out the same year France held its last execution by guillotine. CRACKED.COM — Source: History Channel

13

The Karate Kid

The pool in Daniel's apartment complex in The Karate Kid was full in real life. 5 Although the complex looked run-down and shabby, the pool, at least, was full - they just drained it for the movie to make the complex extra bleak. CRACKED.COM — Source: LA Weekly

12

Kesha

Kesha has a glitter budget. CRACKED COM She drops thousands a month on glitter. She told Vanity Fair that her goal is to cover the planet in glitter — Random Purchases Only Celebs Would Make

11

Inside Out

The bust of Forrest Woodbush: 2015 5 MONTHS LATER GRACKEDCO A couple dinos from The Good Dinosaur appear as statues in Riley's memory of a trip to San — YouTube

10

Bruce Wayne

Batman Bruce Wayne THE CHARACTER WE KNOW THE EARLY DRAFT super tragic no, yeah, origin story just a fed In the 1943 serial, Batman is simply a governm — Source: 7 Bizarre Early Versions of Famous Characters

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U.S. Open

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Ghostbusters

Louis Tully was SUPPOSED to be a swinging bachelor. The character was written as a portly young bachelor and indomitable swinger, with John Candy in

7

Rent

The (straight) playwright of Rent allegedly stole characters and plot elements from the novel People in Trouble, which was written by a gay woman. REN

6

Clueless

CRACKEDCO CLueless Dave Chappelle was nearly cast as Murray in Clueless. In an odd twist, his delivery of Murray's slang seemed too sincere to the dir

5

Hook

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Dances With Wolves

In Dances With Wolves, John Dunbar and Stands With A Fist meet as captives of the Sioux and end up together. THEY MARRY OUT OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME Like

3

Battle Royale

IT'S EVERYONE'S FAVORITE TEEN DYSTOPIAN DRAMA... THE HUNGER GAMES the death to to fight forced government... are Children totalitarian by a corrupt BA

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Friends

WHO WORE IT BETTER? Willow or Phoebe? Buffy FR.IENP.S he pire ier S4E06 S6E08 Buffy FR.IEN.P.S nire S S2E07 S4E03

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Batman

IF YOU THROW A SWORD AT BATMAN, DON'T MISS. IHE POWEREULL THROWSENDS NOW LETS SEE HOW THE SHARPSTEEL HISSING YOu CAN FIGHT WITHOUT THROUGH THE YOUR RA

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