40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Spoken to Us in Unison by Australian Twins

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Spoken to Us in Unison by Australian Twins

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Chappelle’s Show

IN 2003, CHAPPELLE'S SHOWFEATURED A SKETCH TITLED TRADING SPOUSES, PLAYING OFF THE REALITY SHOW TRADING SPACES. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PARODY. It's a standard comedy formula: take one element of the real thing, Trading Spouses and exaggerate it to ludicrous ends. But a year after the sketch aired, FOX created a show with that exact premise, and it was Meet your new mommu indeed called Trading spouses. CRACKED.COM

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Courage the Cowardly Dog

Courage the Cowardly Dog's pilot episode earned an Oscar nomination. It was titled The Chicken From Outer Space, and it lost to Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave. CRACKED

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Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel STEL HE LUXU' OF HOLLR They were both jealous of each other, but Paul Simon was the one who decided to break it off. His breaking point was when his part in Catch-22 was cut, and Garfunkel's wasn't. Art had some thoughts on Paul's ego ruining

Superman

Superhero Movies Then vs. Now S Respect for the original Back in the time, even fine movies like Richard Donner's Superman took strange liberties. By now, creators respect the comics much more (just don't ask Tim Burton what he thinks of comic books). CRACKED.COM

Paul Rudd

'90s Teen Rom-Coms This was Paul Rudd's film debut. Clueless Connoisseurs of Mr. Rudd's oeuvre might think his first movie is Halloween 6: At Least It's Not Rob Zombie, but while Clueless was filmed after Halloween 6, it was actually released first. With that settled, we're never making that mistake again. CRACKED.COM

Low Contrast

... TELL US NOW. LOW CONTRAST Elizabeth H. complains about movies that are too dark, saying I get that it's supposed to be night but I can't see anything. CRACKED.COM

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra

Celebrity Weddings Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Chopra had two wedding ceremonies: A traditional Hindu ceremony with her family, and a Christian ceremony with Jonas' father as officiant. CRACKED.COM

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R-Rated Content

CRACKED VS R-RATED CONTENT TV THEN TV NOW CRACKED.COM Token Fewer content restrictions in the channels like age of streaming HBO and means characters Cinemax were talk like real the only places human beings, and to stumble on hump while still in boobs and their underwear a F-bombs lot less

Barack Obama

BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGNED IN 18 GAMES FOR HIS FIRST PRESIDENTIAL RUN. EARLY VOTE 888-95-OBAMA CACEMBER CRACKED.COM If you played games like Burnout Paradise, Skate, or Madden in 2008, you probably saw a certain political billboard strewn across levels: Barack Obama's Vote For Change campaign. This was a strategic move to target the coveted 18 to 34 demographic that is overrepresented in video games

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Two of a Kind

TWo of a Kind 1998-99 The Olsen twins' first TV show after Full House, the twins try to set up their babysitter with their single dad.

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Freddy Krueger

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master It turns out plenty of people want to suck face with Freddy.

Sammy Sosa

In 2004 slugger Sammy Sosa sneezed so hard that he strained a ligament in his back. He ended up on the disabled list and missed a full month of the Ma

Guardians of the Galaxy

In Guardians of the Galaxy, each strip on a prisoner's pants represents a crime they're convicted of. The strips actually tell a lot about the main ch

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