40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ll Double If You Don’t Even Out Our Trivia Deficit

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ll Double If You Don’t Even Out Our Trivia Deficit

36 of the Best Jokes, Segments and Recurring Gags in the History of Late Night

36 of the Best Jokes, Segments and Recurring Gags in the History of Late Night

38 Vibrant Bits of Trivia That’ll Instantly Turn Your Brain From Black and White to Color Like That One Part in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

38 Vibrant Bits of Trivia That’ll Instantly Turn Your Brain From Black and White to Color Like That One Part in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Found Perfectly Spelled Out in Our Alphabet Soup

12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Found Perfectly Spelled Out in Our Alphabet Soup

21 Musical Side Projects That Reminded Famous Folks to Not Quit Their Day Jobs

21 Musical Side Projects That Reminded Famous Folks to Not Quit Their Day Jobs

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ve Been Slowly Pilfering From Our Parents and Refilling the Bottle With Water

Can you believe they haven’t noticed?

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ve Been Slowly Pilfering From Our Parents and Refilling the Bottle With Water

April 12, 2025

Which Springfield residents aren’t allowed to pay by check at the Kwik-E-Mart?

Click right here to get the best of Cracked sent to your inbox.

40

Katy Perry

Katy Perry AMERICAN IDOL Americ Ido CRACKED COM PER YEAR OF SHOW $25 million Her co-hosts Lionel Ritchie and Luke Bryan made $10 million and $12 million, respectively.

39

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights has a nod to Raging Bull. The last scene, when Dirk Diggler talks to himself in the mirror, is an homage to the last scene of Raging Bull - where pretty much the same thing happens. CRACKED.COM — Source

38

Bruce Lee

The Bride's fightin' clothes are a tribute to BRUCE LEE KILL BILL CRACKED.COM The Bride's yellow jumpsuit is a salute to Bruce Lee's outfit in Game of Death. Another nod to Bruce in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood wasn't as well received by fans. — Source: 13 Royale Easter Eggs With Cheese Hiding in Tarantino Films

37

127 Hours

Survival Horror Movies PETZL 2010 127 HOURS James Franco is a douche, but the man can act. Add to that Danny Boyle's directing talent, and you have a gut-wrenching retelling of the 127 hours canyoneer Aron Ralston spent with his arm caught under a rock in the middle of Utah. The movie was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, so this is high-brow survival fiction. CRACKED.COM — Trailer on YouTube

36

Ali G

ALI TO Sacha persona 99 Baron inspired Cohen's Westwood. by English Ali G DJ Tim Supreme League hour 15 CRACKED COM — Characters Based On Celebs, Really

35

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man has a deleted scene with a detail about Uncle Ben. After he dies, Curt Connors gives Peter his sympathies and asks about Uncle Ben's profession-he built bridges, it turns out (and Connors, as The Lizard, will tear apart the Brooklyn Bridge later on). CRACKED COM — Source

34

Elizabeth Taylor

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

33

Shang-Chi

Good Will Hunting inspired Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. MARVEL STUDIOS Shang-Chi is a lot like Will Hunting - they both have a big secret, and there's a lot of baggage they need to take care of to fully realize their potential. CRACKED.COM — Source

32

Beanie Babies

Collectible Bubbles Beanie Babies CAN DARY I AND 8 BOOK 24 Help We once - - dein run own Aux to - on - In the late '90s and early 2000s, Beanie Babies were all the rage. People were willing to pay huge amounts, with some even going for six figures. But eventually, the market cooled off, leaving many people with a lot less than they had invested. CRACKED — Source

31

Psycho

MacGuffins Psycho $40,000 When you think of Psycho, do you think of the money Janet Leigh stole that lit the fire of the plot? Or do you think of the murders, Norman Bates, or literally everything else in the film? That's MacGuffins, baby! CRACKED.COM — Filmsite

30

David Arquette

David Arquette is Skully. Disney JAKE DO so NEVER LAND PIRATES As arguably the most annoying member of a renowned family of thespians, David Arquette has put his talents to perfect use as a screechy parrot named Skully in the Peter Pan spinoff for toddlers called Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Bonus: Teri Hatcher was on the show as a gargantuanly-schnozzed lady pirate named Beatrice LeBeak, and Sharon Osborne voiced Captain Hook's Mommy. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Faded Celebrities With Secret Lives In Cartoons

29

The Millennium Falcon

CRACKED.COM The Millennium Falcon's defense blasters could conceivably be controlled from anywhere in the ship, or completely automated. INSTEAD, YOU HAVE TO SIT RIGHT BEHIND THEM. IN THE EXACT SPOT YOUR FOE IS LIKELY TO BE TARGETING. You also need one gunner for each blaster. IF YOU'RE UNDERCREWED, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN DEFENDING YOUR SHIP AND FLYING IT. — Source: 20 Bafflingly Illogical Details Of The Star Wars Universe

28

Aquaman

In Aquaman's credits scene, there's a newspaper clipping with the headline Wonder Woman Nixes Aquaman Dating Rumours. Myth of Atlantis Based in Fae

27

Jurassic Park III

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ve Been Slowly Pilfering From Our Parents and Refilling the Bottle With Water

26

John Steinbeck

CRACKED.COM M John Steinbeck wrote an unpublished werewolf novel. Steinbeck is well known for The Grapes of Wrath, and tragically much less well known for Murder at Full Moon, a potboiler about werewolves he wrote with a pseudonym. Steinbeck's estate selfishly refuses to let us read it. — Source

25

Seinfeld

CRACKED.COM Seinfeld Although it was just a dream, the scene in The Baby Shower where Jerry is shot to death is horrific for a sitcom. — Source

24

Apu

DO NOT ACCEPT CHECKS FROM: CHIEF WIGGUM REVEREND LOVEJOY. HOMER J. SIMPSON HOMER S. SIMPSON H.J. SIMPSON CRACKED.COM HOMOR SIMPSON HOMER J. FONG SIMPSONS THE In the episode Homer and Apu, this sign in the Kwik- E-Mart is a treat for observant viewers. — Source

23

Singin’ in the Rain

The rain in Singin' in the Rain wasn't milk. It was just really good lighting and filming -- they lit it from behind, making sure you couldn't see all the lighting equipment in the shopfronts' windows. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

21 Musical Side Projects That Reminded Famous Folks to Not Quit Their Day Jobs

36 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, April 14, 2025

25 Things That Were Ruined for Everyone Because One Person Was An Idiot

33 of the Wildest ‘You Live Like This?’ Moments

22 Scientific Breakthroughs We’re Closer to Than People Realize

32 Sneaky Details and Hidden Gems in the Movies and TV Shows You Thought You Knew

22

Avatar

21

1917

Scofield getting knocked down on the battlefield in 1917 was a total accident. An extra just walked into George MacKay, and they kept filming. Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns loved it, though, and says it's one of her favorite scenes in the movie. I wish I wrote that, she said. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

To keep Yondu's death in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 a secret, Marvel leaked photos of Michael Rooker around the set of Avengers: Infinity War. INFINITY in - de - 4a CRACKED COM Of course, Yondu wasn't in Infinity War, and the whole thing was just a clever ruse to throw internet detectives off and keep the ending of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 under wraps. — Source

19

Severus Snape

CRACKED SEVERUS SNAPE WAS JUST A BULLIED OUTSIDER. HARRY POTTER Не was abused and neglected by his parents, bullied at school, and he only became a Death Eater for a sense of belonging. Не later realizes his mistakes and spends the rest of his life trying to make up for them. — Lore Hero / Insider

18

Judi Dench

Judi Dench is a bad-ass who faced sexism before she even landed her first role in a film. A director once told her she'd never make it in the industry because of her wrong face. Judi went on to get eight Oscar nominations, proving that director dead wrong. CRACKED.COM — Huffington Post

17

Venom

Spider-Man Movie Villains Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi didn't want Venom. Raimi disliked the character, feeling that he had a lack of humanity. The studios felt otherwise, and forced Raimi to include the villain. CRACKED.COM — Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
/Film

16

Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield CRACKED.COM Is Rodney still king of the one-liner? When I was born the doctor came out to the waiting room and said to my father, I'm very sorry. We did everything we could...but he pulled through. — Beer100

15

James Gunn

In Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Quill was supposed to believe Ego right away, while Gamora distrusted him. But the story started making sense to James Gunn only when he swapped their reactions around. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movie Scenes That Were Supposed To Play Out Differently

14

The Lone Wolf and Cub

Samurai movies 1972-1980 The Lone Wolf and Cub Series Based on a manga, this film follows a shogun executioner who turns into an assassin-for- hire alongside his toddler son, with his sword and weaponized baby carriage in tow. A great and bloody series of films. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

13

Mutant League

... TELL US NOW. Mutant League GRACKED Genna L. says this show was actually lowkey educational... insofar as it's where she learned that football can mean soccer. The main gimmick was always someone losing a body part during a game and like they kept playing different kinds of sports because I guess that's what you do when everything is FUBAR. — Source: Tell Us Now: 20 Absolutely Bonkers Kids' Cartoons That Would Never Fly Today

12

Jason Sudeikis

Uncle & Nephew E CRACKED.COM Jason Sudeikis, of SNL and Ted Lasso fame, shares a funny bone with his uncle George Wendt, who played Norm on Cheers. — EW

11

30 Rock

COMEDY NERD In the pilot, Rachel Dratch was actually a prominent part of 30 Rock. She played TGS star and Liz's friend Jenna, but Jenna then got totally rewritten and Jane Krakowski got the role. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Rooney Mara

ROONEY MARA REGRETS PLAYING TIGER LILY IN PAN. The movie not only (sorry) panned, but it was also a major talking point in the conversation about Hollywood's trend to whitewash movies. Mara said she felt embarrassed to be part of it. I really hate, hate, hate that I am on that side of the whitewashing conversation. I really do. I don't ever want to be on that side of it again. I can understand why people were upset and frustrated. CRACKED.COM — Entertainment Tonight

9

Promising Young Woman

CASSIE'S HAIRSTYLE IN PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN WAS MODELED AFTER BRIDGET BARDOT. The stylist wanted to hide the character behind an armor of hair, and used the '60s French celebrity as reference. CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

8

Sarah Connor

HAVING TWO SARAH CONNORS ONSCREEN IN TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY WAS WAY SIMPLER THAN YOU THINK. Instead of doing intricate visual effects, the production just used Leslie Hamilton, Linda Hamilton's identical twin sister. CRACKED.COM — Volture

7

Movie Tropes

Silencers won't turn a gunshot down to whisper. You can't change the fact that exploding gunpowder is really noisy. A silencer will turn a huge bang into a smaller bang, but it will still be loud enough for everyone to hear it. — More: 5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies)

6

The Hobbit

TELL US NOW. THE HOBBIT (1977) Sharon G. says, Gollum absolutely terrified me! Even now, SOOOO creepy. CRACKED.COM

5

Reading Rainbow

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’ve Been Slowly Pilfering From Our Parents and Refilling the Bottle With Water — Source: Mental Floss

4

The King’s Speech

KiNG'S SPEECH THE Lionel Logue's office was also used to shoot the video for Amy Winehouse's Rehab and the gay porno Snookered. CRACKED COMT

3

Michael Sheen

When a Twitter rando whined about Michael Sheen catering to the 12 year olds that comprise the Fan Fic universe, Sheen fired back. I will unashamed

2

Boyhood

Hood Take away the fact that it took 12 years to make, all you're left with is a mediocre film about growing up. With Dazed and Confused, Richard Link

1

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Actually, helicopter Neil deGrasse Tyson Follo enetlson pilots are trained to @chucknicecomic FYI: An airplane whose use autorotation to engine fails

Tags:

Visual

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Trivia & Jokes

36 of the Funniest Tweets from Monday, April 14, 2025

Movies & TV

Ryan Reynolds Edits Rob McElhenney Into All of His Non-‘Deadpool’ Movies As A Birthday Gift

Movies & TV

27 Thought-Provoking Bits of Movie Trivia That’ll Impress the Hell Out of Even the Nerdiest Cinephiles Out There

Movies & TV

Here’s Why Emilio Estevez Always Ghosted on Previous ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunions

Movies & TV

Even Bill Maher Fans Are Finally Sick of Bill Maher

Movies & TV

When Did This ‘Simpsons’ Character Become Springfield’s Biggest Horndog?

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

23 Celebs Who Looked Like Dopes Online

2

6 Iconic Video Games That Were Created by Technical Problems

3

How Actual Human Beings Would React To Movie Situations

4

18 Celebs Who Nuked Their Careers

5

47 of the Funniest Burns from the Week of April 7, 2025