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The Masked Singer

Most of the audience is removed before a singer's identity is revealed on The Masked Singer. This is to minimize the risk of leaks.

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Toad the Wet Sprocket

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET TOOK ITS NAME FROM A MONTY PYTHON SKETCH. In the bit, which appeared on an album, Eric Idle was making fun of rock bands with ridiculous names. Не had no idea one of the names had been chosen by an actual band until he heard them on the radio. CRACKED.COM http://youtu.be/DR22krUkBc — Source

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The Goo Goo Dolls

THE Goo Goo DOLLS WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED SEX MAGGOT. Their manager balked at the name, so they picked the name Goo Goo Dolls when they spotted an ad for a doll with a moveable, rubber head in True Detective magazine. CRACKED.COM http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/The_Goo_Goo_Dolls.aspx — Source

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Duran Duran

DURAN DURAN NAMED ITSELF AFTER THE VILLAIN IN CHEESY SCIFI FLICK BARBARELLA. The villain was actually named Durand Durand. Also in Barbarella: Jane Fonda, pictured above in the Orgasmatron. CRACKED.COM http://www.bandnameexplained.com/2013/07/duran-duran-band-name-meaning.html — Source

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A-ha

A-ha's TAKE ON ME blended live action and animation. Director Steve Barron and animators Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger used a technique called rotoscoping, which involves tracing over live-action footage, frame by frame. Four months and over 3,000 drawings later, they had arguably the most iconic music video of all time. CRACKED — Source

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Harry Houdini

CRACKED UNUSUAL INHERITANCES HARRY HOUDINI'S MAGIC EQUIPMENT AND SECRETS Houdini willed all his tricks and equipment to his brother Theo, and left his great-nephew George all his secrets. — Wiki Commons
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Astronauts

40 Random Bits of Celebrity Trivia Harvested From the Trivia Mines — Source: Buzzfeed News

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Teri Hatcher

TERI HATCHER In 2006, the actress revealed she was sexually abused by her uncle when she was only five. She came forward in order to help sentence her uncle, who was arrested after another girl he abused killed herself. — Deadline & E!

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Benedict Cumberbatch

40 Random Bits of Celebrity Trivia Harvested From the Trivia Mines

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El Camino

The production team for EI Camino rented a replica of Breaking Bad's iconic RV from a tour company in Albuquerque tO film the diner flashback featurin

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Celebrity Cheese

A museum displayed cheese made from bacteria collected from celebrities. The Victoria & Albert Mu- seum in London displayed five types of cheese made from microbes collected from the armpits, ears, noses, and bellybuttons of British celebrities. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Marlon Brando

SAMUEL L. JACKSON AND MARLON BRANDO The two first met backstage at a Michael Jackson concert. Somebody comes up behind me and starts doing the Ezekiel speech . People do that to me all the time. 'Arrgh, Ezekiel, da da da.' And I turn around, and it's Marlon Brando. I'm like, 'Oh my God!''' CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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Meghan Trainor

CRACKED MEGHAN TRAINOR mentally can't have sex while pregnant. TMI! Maybe this is weird, but mentally I can't have sex while our son is in between us. All my pregnancy apps say it feels really good, but all I can think about is that there's a little boy in my belly. — Debby Wong/Shutterstock
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Jameela Jamil

CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE SCARY MOVIES JAMEELA JAMIL says: Because of SCREAM | can't live in a house. CRACKED.COM — Source: Variety
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The Gertrude Stein

Sandwiches Named After Celebrities THE GERTRUDE STEIN One wouldn't expect a sandwich named after a novelist to appear in Texas, but Austin's Schmaltz deli will provide a vegetarian option she'd be proud of. The sandwich consists of goat cheese, avocado, sweet pickled onions, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and micro-greens. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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The Dolly Parton

Sandwiches Named After Celebrities THE DOLLY PARTON Fox's Deli in Rochester, NY honored the country singer with a hot turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayo, and American cheese. A home-grown American classic, much like Parton herself. CRACKED.COM — Source: Fox's Deli

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran plays Warhammer Sheeran posted a photo of him putting together space marines backstage at a concert. CRACKED.COM — Source: Ed Sheeran Instagram

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John Lennon

DAVID BOWIE AND JOHN LENNON Bowie was apparently terrified of meeting Lennon. Bowie's longtime collaborator and producer Tony Visconti revealed that the two first met each other in a New York hotel room to see if they could collaborate on a song. Bowie asked Visconti to accompany him to buffer the situation, only to sit on the floor sketching while completely ignoring Lennon for hours. CRACKED.COM — NME

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David Duchovny

DAVID DUCHOVNY AND PRINCE CHARLES Duchovny once explained to Prince Charles what a booty call was at an All Saints concert in the '90s. In the song, which I don't remember, they say the phrase 'booty call' over and over again and I saw Prince Charles just kind of looking perplexed. And he said, 'Booty call...' I said, 'Well it's when a man or a woman calls a man or a woman to come to their home late at night for the express purpose of... getting together and then leaving right afterward. And he said, 'Oh... CRACKED.COM — Huffington Post

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Accountability

In Asia, celebrities aren't allowed to advertise crappy products. Celebrities in India are expected to fact- check any claim they make about products — From 5 Laws From Other Countries (The USA Should Totally Steal).

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Chevy Suburban

The Chevrolet Suburban has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. SCH E UNTO BER NATIONAL For its appearance in nearly 2,000 movies since 1960, the Suburban is the first inanimate object awarded a star on Los Angeles' historic landmark. CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

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David Bowie

David Bowie's Fame CRACKED COM Bowie's hit song Fame was written over a riff that guitarist Carlos Alomar originally developed for a cover. Bowie, John Lennon, and Alomar wrote the entire song in one session in 1975 complete with lyrics intended as a scoff in the face of the music business which Bowie and Lennon benefitted exponentially from: Fame (fame) puts you there where things are hollow. G MAXI-SINGO TRRY 5 — Source

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Walk of Fame

Celebrities have to buy their stars on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. MICHEL It costs $50,000. CRACKED — Source

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Freema Agyeman

TREKKER CELEBRITIES FREEMA AGYEMAN KNOWN FOR Doctor Who. TREK CLAIM TO FAME Goes to cons, prefers Star Trek to her own nerd show. CRACKED.COM — Source: Female First

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Will Arnett

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Will Arnett C T CANADA'S CANADA'S WALK OF FAME WALKOF FAME WILL ARNETT C T V M CANADA'S CANADA'S WALK OF FAME 2019 WALK OF FAME C T NADA'S WAIKOF FAME A Canadian Bluth? Who would have thought! Will was born in Toronto, Canada before he became the voice of a famous anthropomorphic horse. — Source: Yahoo

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Hanson

Hanson The Hanson brothers of Mmmbop fame own a brewery with a beer appropriately titled Mmmhops. CRACKED.COM — Source: Hanson Brothers Beer

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Chris Evans

Chris Evans went into therapy after he agreed to play Captain America. It would be his biggest role ever, and being very famous wasn't something he wa

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Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams worked as a bodyguard to Qatar's ruling family. It was one of the various jobs the Hitchhiker's Guide author held pre-fame, while writin

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Monty Python

Universal Fame Two Czech astronomers discovered an asteroid in 1997 and named it 13681 Monty Python to honor the group. I'm not giving up on comedy until I get an asteroid. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Mirror

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Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Fraser, born to Canadian parents, was the first American-born actor to receive the honor, and still doesn't have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — TIL Brendan Fraser is the first American-born actor to be inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Shia LaBeouf

CRACKED SHIA LABEOUF In 2014, Shia LaBeouf caused a stir when he showed up to the Berlin International Film Festival wearing a paper bag on his head that said I am not famous anymore. OK, Shia. H AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE — Vanity Fair

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Elvis Presley

62 ELVIS WAS A NATURAL BLONDE. Не dyed his hair darker since high school. One time he dyed it himself using black shoe polish. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Surprising Celebrity Facts

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‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper

ROWDY RODDY PIPER could really play the bagpipes. It wasn't just part of his wrestling persona- Piper was a real piper from a very young age. And, being all out of bubble gum, he kicked ass at it, doing well in international competitions. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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Dolph Lundgren

CRACKED.COM DOB DOB got DOLPH LUNDGREN 100 is a chemical engineer. WEAR Who says brains and brawn can't go together? In addition to his martial arts prowess, Lundgren got a chemical engineering degree in his native Sweden, and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to attend MIT. — Source: 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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Patrick Dempsey

PATRICK DEMPSEY is a racecar driver. Driving isn't exactly brain surgery, like his character a SAY HOKES BA used to perform in Grey's Anatomy. Still, not every driver competes at AT 58 Premium Parachu OF Le Mans and Daytona, as Dempsey has. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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Elf

Buddy's famous belch was voiced by Maurice LaMarche. on FIRE The Canadian voice actor is famous for voicing Brain in Pinky and the Brain, and he also did the singing burbs for Wakko in Animaniacs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 23 Son Of A Nutcracker Facts About The Christmas Classic Elf

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Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson blames Twitter CRACKED.COM He says he has a 40-second window when he arrives anywhere before he's accosted, and that Twitter is to blame: If this website didn't exist, I'd be in peace. — Source: E

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Joe Manganiello

This scrawny kid with glasses is... BERNARD ST. 34 the super sexy actor Joe Manganiello.

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Snooki

CRACKED COM Nicole 'snooki LaValle is just one of those obnoxious reality-TV stars who's just famous for being famous, right? Well... yeah. But what

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Burt Reynolds

What's the link between this actor and this sportscaster? LEE CORSO AND BURT REYNOLDS Corso was Reynolds' wingman. Lee Corso and Burt Reynolds were ro

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