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April 27, 2025

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Dragons vs. Wyverns

The dragons in Game of Thrones are actually wyverns. CRACKED.COM The difference between a wyvern and a dragon is that a wyvern has 2 legs and a dragon has 4 legs. They also happen to be make-believe, so it doesn't really matter. — Source

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Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell is the actor who brings many of Hollywood's CGI creatures to life. Warcraft Fantastic Four Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Kong: Skull Isl

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Beyonce

Beyonce has a free-Popeyes-for-life card. GRACKED.COM The Louisiana kitchen fast-food franchise learned about Beyonce's apparent love of their food, so they gave her all the free chicken and biscuits she could ever want. Pretty sure she can af- ford to pay, though. — Source

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Rob Schneider

CRACKED ROB SCHNEIDER LEARNED THE HARD WAY THAT TRUMP DOESN'T LIKE TO BE DISAGREED WITH. Rob Schneider was chosen to be a judge for the Miss USA pageant, which was owned by Donald Trump. But when Schneider voted for a brunette contestant instead of the blonde one that Trump wanted, Trump called him a loser. OF — Source

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Oasis

Oasis CRACKED COM FIRST SHOW: Noel Gallagher watched the first Oasis show from the sidelines s - and thought they sucked. But he saw an opportunity to weasel into his brother's project and play some stuff he'd been working on solo. — Source

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Pumbaa

Pumbaa was the first Disney character to fart on screen. Before The Lion King, no other Disney character audibly farted on a film. (That said, we have no idea which characters silently farted in previous movies. Smart money is on Tinker Bell.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robert De Niro

GRACKED DE NIRO'S HONORARY CITIZENSHIP REQUEST DENIED. The Order of the Sons of Italy in America asked Italy to call off its plan to give Robert De Niro honorary citizenship. They hold him responsible for considerably damaging the collective reputations of both Italians and Italian-Americans. — Source

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Degrassi: The Next Generation

CRACKED UNREALISTIC: PETER'S SPEEDY RECOVERY. DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION In season 9, Peter tries methamphetamine, becomes a cartoonish addict, is given an intervention, and goes into recovery-all within 2 episodes. — Youtube

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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid's villain messes with your Playstation. I see that you enjoy Konami games. CRACKED.COM Psycho Mantis is constantly breaking the fourth wall, seemingly aware that he lives in a video game. This is never more clear than when you battle him in Metal Gear Solid 1 and he reads Snake's mind by going through the save files on your memory card. Не also changes your TV to HIDEO mode, which might make first time players panic and try switching inputs. — Source: 16 Of The Strangest Mechanics In Video Games

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Picture Perfect

KOLIDESS At the end of Picture Perfect, KATE wins NICK BACK WITH A BIG ROMANTIC GESTURE. She makes her big play while he's trying to film another couple's wedding. So the bride and groom get to stand by and watch while she turns their day into her thing. CRACKED.COM Picture Perfect 1997. — 22 Famous Movie Romances You Never Realized Are Creepy

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Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks' Stand Back was inspired by Prince. When Prince's Little Red Corvette came on her car's radio, Nicks stopped her honeymoon to write the similarly synth-driven Stand Back. Then she contacted Prince to split the royalties, and was amazed when he showed up at the studio and did the synth part himself. — More: 4 Weird, Unexpected Collaborations Of Famous Musicians

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Rick and Morty

Rick & Morty's Council of Ricks is based on The Fantastic Four. A body composed of versions from different realities of a genius scientist? Reed Richards did it first. The Interdimensional Council of Reeds was founded by three Fantastic Men who finagled themselves an Infinity Gauntlet. — More: Is 'Loki' Reclaiming a Classic Marvel Story From 'Rick and Morty'?

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Quentin Tarantino

YOU BETTER NOT FALL ASLEEP ON QUENTIN TARANTINO'S SET. MALL 0 SHATIE BE ESCL'E Gecleon Burkard Brad pkl Tarantino has a strict rule against people sl — YouTube

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Casablanca

CASABLANCA Here's looking at you, kid. Humphrey Bogart would teach poker to Ingrid Bergman between takes, and this was just a common line he'd tease

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AC/DC

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Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka's factory is more than a little sinister. He takes the kids on a terrifying boat ride, and on the way he recites: Are the fires of Hell a

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, we learn that James Potter and his friends created a MAGicAl MAP that shows its posessor the precise loca

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Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro is a huge fan of Iron Maiden. RANMAIDED And he completely geeked out over the guitarist's daughter. When del Toro found out a production assistant on Guardians Of The Galaxy was the daughter of Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, he freaked out and asked to take pictures with her. CRACKED.COM

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Ed Sheeran

Before he became a mega sensation, Ed Sheeran used to sleep on Jamie Foxx's couch. The two first met on Foxx's radio show, impressing Foxx so much that he invited him into his home and later got him to perform in front of a mostly black audience which he won over while playing a ukulele. CRACKED.COM — Source

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American Pie 2

CRACKED STIFLER CAN TASTE THE BUBBLES. AMERICAN PIE 2 When the original had things in pies and flutes in places, the sequel wanted to double the raunchiness with half the effort. A girl plans to shower Stifler in champagne just as a guy starts peeing off the balcony, and it feels like a gross-out Three Stooges scene. — Source

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YouTube

There's simply no demand for YouTube. YOUTUBE COFOUNDER CRACKED.COM Cofounder and СТО Steve Chen once said there's just not that many videos I want to watch. Strange that a man with zero foresight could accidentally invent a perpetual motion propaganda machine! — Source

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Abba

Abba's studio sessions were so long, their sound engineer says he'd almost pass out from hunger. They never left a song unfinished, and worked on every one as if it were a potential hit single. Two members, Björn and Benny, even took vacations just to write songs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Saw III

CRACKED N 0 The whole Saw franchise is not one for the weak-stomached, but the third entry seems to be the one that caused the most physical harm to viewers (or arrived on a slow enough news week that it got reported) - emergency services had to issue a statement. — Source / Vocal Media

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Elton John

CRACKED ELTON JOHN USED AT LEAST 5 PEN NAMES. Elton John loved using fake names. Не wrote the reggae inspired song Jamaica Jerk-Off as Reggae Dwight, and Ann Orson is credited for writing Don't Go Breaking My Heart. — Hello Giggles / Billboard

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Walk Hard

Dewey Cox holds the Devil's hand. WALK HARD Y HIGH SCHO nt CRACKED.COM Dewey's cute song about holding hands drives teen girls to rip off their shirts, a teen boy to punch a priest, and sparks a riot. This badass scene perfectly parodies the rock & roll is the devil's music sentiment of the 50s and 60s. — YouTube

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Harry Potter

The narrator for the 'Harry Potter' audiobooks used 300 voices. CRACKED.COM To help perform the hundreds of unique character voices, Jim Dale had to playback recordings of himself on set to remember each one, each time. — Audible

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Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce spent most of the 1960s fighting obscenity charges. Не was busted in San Francisco, Philly, Los Angeles, and Chicago, where a conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. Woody Allen testified at Lenny's New York obscenity trial -- he was convicted and sentenced to four months. Не was appealing when he died of a drug overdose. CRACKED.COM — Source: 11 Comedians Whose Risky Humor Got Them in Big-Time Trouble

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Debra Winger

Debra Winger farted on Shirley MacLaine while filming Terms of Endearment. The two actors' wildly different personalities caused them to clash on the set. MacLaine didn't like Winger's carefree attitude, and Winger exploited that by messing with her. In MacLaine's memoir My Lucky Stars, she remembered a time they argued about standing in the right spot. Winger replied, How's this for a mark? Then lifted her skirt slightly, looked over her shoulder, bent over, and farted in my face. CRACKED.COM — Source: 34 Celebs You Had No Idea Were In Bitter Feuds

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The Eternals

A scene cut from The Eternals tells us about the Deviants' fate. In the scene, Sprite and Dane Whitman talk about Thena, the Deviants, and illusions willingly held by humans, but ultimately they end up discussing Whitman's relationship with Sersi. CRACKED COM — Source

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Pitbull

CRACKED.COM Pitbull has trademarked his yell. You know that EEEYOOO! that is Pitbull's trademark? It turns out it's his actual trademark - you are not allowed to use it. The rapper managed to get legal protection for his signature yell in 2019. — Source: 15 Random Facts To Win At Trivia Night

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J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien started (then immediately abandoned) a sequel to Lord of the Rings. cheezer CRACKED.COM Set a century or two after the War of the Ring, this new story called The New Shadow followed two men named Borlas and Saelon who talk about The Dark Tree. Tolkien had ideas about men forming gangs and acting like orcs, and about evil politicians, and religious conspiracies, but found the whole thing sinister and depressing and ultimately pointless. After 13 pages, he just stopped. — Source: 16 Random Facts Better Than Anything You Learned In School

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Robert Redford

The filming of 1971's A Bridge Too Far had a single million-dollar hour. They had an hour to shoot a scene with Robert Redford - if they didn't, they'd have to pay him a million dollars and try again in a week. Luckily for the budget, they made it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vin Diesel

VIN DIESEL IN A MAN APART. Diesel was paid $2.5 million to star in this forgettable 2003 flop. The movie only made $44 million at the box office with a $36 million budget. CRACKED.COM — Box Office Mojo & The Richest

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The Big Bang Theory

THE BIG BANG THEORY CRACKED CAROL ANN SUSI FIRST EPISODE LAST EPISODE In 8 Susi, season episode who voiced 15, Howard learns Howard's mom on that his mother died the show, passed in her sleep while away in 2014. vacationing in Florida. — The Hollywood Reporter

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WandaVision

WANDAVISION EASTER EGGS THE NEXUS ANTIDEPRESSANT AD COULD BE HINTING AT WANDA'S FUTURE. NEXUS 20mg Capsules 30 Capsules NEXUS CRACKED ce In the comics, Wanda is known as a Nexus being - rare and incredibly powerful individuals who can alter the flow of the Universal Time Stream and who are the foundations — FANDOM

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Ray Stantz

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who's TARDIS was originally supposed to change shape regularly to fit in with its surroundings. OTC THE IMPROVISATION: The series creators real

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Rebel Wilson

The Pitch Perfect actress attended law school in her native Australia, which allows her to negotiate her own movie deals. REBEL WILSON is a qualified

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson really wanted to play Jar-Jar Binks. NICRS At a concert, George Lucas introduced Ahmed Best to Jackson as Jar-Jar, after which the K

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Portia de Rossi

Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi was born in Australia as Amanda ROgers. The actress said she was struggling with her identity as a gay teen,

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