12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, April 29, 2025

12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, April 29, 2025

36 of the Funniest Tweets from Tuesday, April 29, 2025

36 of the Funniest Tweets from Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Now That She’s a Marvel Star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Fielding Questions About ‘Seinfeld’s Dumbest Comic Book Debate

Now That She’s a Marvel Star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Fielding Questions About ‘Seinfeld’s Dumbest Comic Book Debate

The ‘Jay Leno Hill Challenge’ Proves That He Was Probably Telling the Truth After All

The ‘Jay Leno Hill Challenge’ Proves That He Was Probably Telling the Truth After All

Mrs. Howell on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Only Took Job for the Free Hawaiian Vacation

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Use As Your Dramatic Last Words in a Pinch

You’re facing down the Big Bad. You’re about to sacrifice yourself to save the universe. You better have something interesting to say on deck

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can Use As Your Dramatic Last Words in a Pinch

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Nirvana’s stunt at SNL goodnights puts Morgan Wallen’s little tantrum to shame — and he would have hated it.

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The Who

After The Who concert in 1976, more than 100 marijuana plants sprouted on the field. The L.A. mayor said, The economic situation at the stadium has not reached such a perilous point that we have to resort to growing marijuana. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

39

Staying Alive

WORST SEQUELS EVER STAYING ALIVE The Saturday Night Fever sequel has an annoying Rocky underdog story feel, which was, of course, the result of Sylvester Stallone directing. But Stallone himself only became involved with the project after Travolta spent years rejecting darkers script, then saw Rocky III and went, yes, that is what I want. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Frida Kahlo and Lola Alvarez Bravo

Frida Kahlo & Lola Álvarez Bravo One of Mexico's first women photographers met the Mexican painter through similar social circles. Álvarez Bravo took many photos of Kahlo and even started directing a film starring her, which was abandoned due to Kahlo's failing health. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Famous Friendship Pairs Who Created Art Together

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King Kong

King Kong (King Kong) GRACKED.COM Few remember Peter Jackson's take on King Kong, and fewer still remember it had a video game tie-in. It's a shame because the game had everything; shooting, dinosaurs, kaiju brawls, and a badly-rendered Jack Black that constantly screams at you. — Source: Gamespot

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Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN CATCHING A FLY RIDE In the name of comic book accuracy, the Ant-Man movies made sure to replicate the character's favorite mode of transportation. CRACKED.COM — Source

35

Aliens

CRACKED.COM corporal Hicks was replaced because of drugs. Hicks is the only Marine left alive when Aliens ends, but his original actor didn't make it

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Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin lost his mind when airline staff asked him to quit playing Words With Friends on his phone. TI 14:08 U DL SAMSUNG 215 IL 235 5 EN - Happy DROID - . G TL E CI с A R - - ن Onzoz M . - - POURS - HARDO - . 1 . WH с 6 O AW - M BOT by . NO GED WOP - / с - DOUEE PLAY After the surliest and puffiest Baldwin brother boarded an American Airlines flight, he refused to turn off his cell phone after multiple requests by the — Source

33

The Matrix

The fetish club where Trinity meets Neo in The Matrix is exactly what it looks like. It's a real S&M club in Sydney, and the people in the scene are the regulars wearing their usual outfits. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

32

Brad Pitt (Again)

The more Brad Pitt eats on screen, the better the movie does. Mark Hofmeyer, notorious movie math guy on the internet, has calculated that movies where Pitt eats more than 200 calories have a better box office and a higher Rotten Tomatoes score. Has Hofmeyer cracked the code to Pitt success? Further nourishing research is needed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Never Been Kissed

NEVER BEEN KISSED TEACHER FALLS IN LOVE WITH STUDENT. Okay, it's less creepy because she's not actually underage, but he fell in love with her while believing she was. Gross. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Elf

A bunch of Elf scenes were shot in an abandoned mental institution. The Riverview Hospital in British Columbia, Canada was used for Greenway Press, the orphanage, and the Hobbs' apartment. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Talladega Nights

BEHINO-THE-SOENESPACTS John C. Reilly almost said I'M BRICK TAMLAND - Old Sp + SE - EL CUP - with NE t MIDEL NEXTEL - Hi SE UP TEL TALLADEGA NIGHTS GRAGKED.COM THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY The original Anchorman weather guy was Reilly, who had to drop out and was replaced by Steve Carell. McKay kept Reilly in mind when it came time to cast Talladega Nights. Coincidentally, Carell had to drop out of a planned Nights cameo. — Source

28

30 Rock

CRACKED TINA FEY pulled 30 Rock' S blackface episodes from circulation. About the four episodes, she said, I understand now that 'intent' is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for the pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. — Source

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Leslie Knope

Season 1 Leslie is unrecognizable. PARKS & REC S NINOM Larry 1 3; CRACKED.COM Originally incompetent and in over her head, the show felt it didn't suit Amy's natural charisma and optimism, and luckily course-corrected. Her new persona was a great politician whose comedy came from her bubbly optimism. — Digital Spy

26

Manny Ramirez

Manny Ramirez Shikoku Island League Plus BOS TON Wilson 71 CRACKED.COM When Ramirez went to play ball in Japan in 2017, he had two particularly odd demands: that he could skip practice whenever he wanted, and that he'd be given unlimited sushi. — Source: 15 Suspiciously Specific Clauses In Pro Athletes' Contracts

25

The Dock of the Bay

(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding CRACKED CON Don't feel bad if you can't nail the whis- tling at the end of the sing - it was never supposed to be there. Co-writer Steve Cropper always left space at the end of a song for Redding to riff, but when it came time to add that extra pizzazz to the end of (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay, he straight-up forgot what he wanted to sing and just started whistling instead. Не intended to continue playing around with the song, but two days later, he died in — Source: 15 Bizarro Details of the Recordings of Famous Songs

24

The Sandman

Pop Culture Looks You Couldn't Pull Off The Sandman The Dream Ruby Overly large, gaudy, and straight from your grandmother's vanity. It's appropriate for ren faire and not much else, even if its a physical manifestation of the Dream Lord's powers. CRACKED.COM

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Brad Pitt

We're all going to die.- Brad Pitt on why he wore a skirt to the 'Bullet Train' premiere. CRACKED.COM Pitt explained, I don't know! We're all going to die, so let's mess it up. This is a refreshingly hon- est answer, and he was most likely sick of defend- ing his wardrobe after a lifetime on the red carpet. — Insider

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OutKast

CRACKED.COM OUTKAST'S MS. JACKSON WAS ANDRÉ 3000'S APOLOGY TO ERYKAH BADU'S MOM. André dated Badu in the '90s, and they had a child together. After the break- up, André felt the need to express his regrets to his child's grandmother. — Source: Radiodotcom/YouTube

21

The Truman Show

There is a delusion named after The Truman Show. CRACKED.COM The Truman Show Delusion is a belief that a person is living inside of a reality TV show where they are the star and everyone around them are backup actors. Another name for them could be influencer. — Psychology Today

20

Lou Jacobs

All About Clowns Red nose A circus family with two clowns tried to differentiate themselves - with one clown, Lou Jacobs, wearing less make-up than the other, but keeping his plum- sized red nose. Не went on to perform the role for sixty years, becoming one of the first living people to appear on a postage stamp. — Source: Wonderful Engineering

19

John Cho

The Singles Table 18 A 2007 attempt to fill the hole that Friends left behind, about a crew of singles who meet at a wedding. This was at least can the second starring role that John Cho had cancelled on him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Wild TV Shows Never Seen (Because They Never Aired)

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Planters Crunch Force 1s

PLANTERS salts your shoes ERS For some reason, a new pair of Planters Crunch Force 1s costs $120 but used shoes are $232. Don't believe the rumor that each pair contains one drop of Mr. Peanut's blood. CRACKED.COM — Source: Pimp My Brand: 12 Examples of the Inexplicable Corporate Merch Trend

17

The Walking Dead

A scene cut from The Walking Dead showed Lori as a zombie. In the aired scene, Rick has a vision of Lori in a white dress, and that's pretty much that -but in the original version, after making out with the hallucination, it's revealed that he was making out with zombie Lori. CRACKED COM — Source

16

Salvador Dali

When Dali's remains were exhumed, his mustache was still perfectly intact X His body was removed for DNA samples for a paternity case, 28 years after his death. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NPR

15

Tropic Thunder

Keanu Reeves was originally going to play Ben Stiller's role in Tropic Thunder. Stiller's original idea was that Keanu would play Tugg Speedman, and Stiller would be Rick Peck. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Game of Thrones

If you didn't like Euron in Game of Thrones, the actor might agree with you. Не says she wishes he could have played him more dark, more mysterious - that's closer to the books, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Nirvana

NIRVANA JANUARY 11, 1992 we CRACKED.COM During good-nights, the members of Nirvana started making out to piss off the rednecks and homophobes. The French kissing isn't shown on the reruns. — Far Out

12

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor's bro Colin is a pilot in the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. Internet rumors say he uses the callsign Obi-Two, which would be hilarious if true -- but it sadly hasn't been substantiated so far. CRACKED.COM — Source: Snopes

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Superhero Movie Tropes

TELL US NOW. Stick to ONE volume for the whole movie! CRACKED Katt B. hates playing the volume game. I don't want to have to interact this much with a movie.

10

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Xander BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER In the Buffy movie, the only classmate who helps Buffy is named Pike, and Xander is one of her best friends in the TV show. A zander is a fish that looks like a pike. They changed the Z to an X, because Xander's — Source: PopSugar

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Disneyland

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Jon Cryer

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Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock shot Psycho as an episode of his TV show. THE IMPROVISATION: Hitchcock shot Psycho with the crew and assets of his TV show Alfred Hit

6

Beauty and the Beast

In 2017's Beauty and the Beast, LeFou is supposed to be one of Disney's first attempts at gay represertation, and he's horrible. He's a comic-relief c

5

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog watches a lot of Wrestlemania. WRESTLEN ANIA 2019 Ronioy! Sometimes, he says it's just to know pop culture ('the poet must not avert hi

4

Bohemian Rhapsody

In Bohemian Rhapsody, when Queen pitches A Night At The Opera to a record executive, Freddie Mercury fiddles with the RPM-fine tuning knob on the turn

3

The Princess Bride

The people mentioned by Inigo Montoya and the Man in Black during their sword fight in The Princess Bride are actual Renaissance-era fencing masters.

2

La La Land

Under all that song and dance. La La Land has formulaic a very plot and boring characters. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone have no chemistry. and that's d

1

Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr. during a monologue about her artificial insemination: It was just a little prick (kind of like having sex with Tom), and it only took

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