12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Syphoned Out of Our Neighbor’s Car in the Middle of the Night
Will Forte has won the award for least funny practical joke of all time.
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Will Forte Faked His Own Death at 14
He said he learned that “not everything is funny”: “I wrote on a piece of paper, I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry, Mom.’ And then left that at the front door and then laid down on her bathroom floor as if I was no longer alive.” His performance wasn’t well received.
Academy Members Will Now Be Required to Do Their Homework
The Academy announced a new set of rules that requires all members to — woof — actually watch the nominees before voting on the Oscars.
The Real Guy Who Inspired the Dude
The Coen brothers based The Big Lebowski’s The Dude on writer, producer and political activist Jeff Dowd, who they met while promoting a film in 1984. They didn’t stray very far from Dowd himself — his nickname is The Dude, he loves white Russians and he’s laid-back as hell.
‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Is Coming to Broadway
The musical adaptation will be written by Carly Rae Jepsen (the music parts) and Lena Dunham (the word parts).
Weezer and Keanu Reeves Are Making a Movie
Weezer is making a mockumentary mystery film: a cross between Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story that's about beef between Keanu and his actual band, Dogstar.
Weezer and Keanu Reeves Have History
Weezer’s first show back in 1992 was as an opening act for Keanu and Dogstar.
Monty Python’s 14x ROI
As of its 50th anniversary this year, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has made $5.7 million on a $400,000 production budget.
MLB Umps Have Had Two Perfect Days in a Decade
Umpire Scorecards is a website that tracks umpire accuracy for every game in the MLB. In 11 years of data, only two umps have called a perfect game, including Mark Ripperger, who just called 136 pitches correctly last week.
Pedro Pascal Said What We’re All Thinking
In response to some transphobic garbage J.K. Rowling spewed out of her plagiarism hole, Pedro Pascal called her out for “heinous LOSER behavior.”
Who Were MTV’s First Hosts?
Alan Hunter is the first person to appear in a live segment on MTV, and VJs Martha Quinn, J.J. Jackson and Nina Blackwood also appeared. Mark Goodman did the first-ever song introduction, saying, “Starting right now, you’ll never look at music the same way again.”
The Best Comedians in History, According to Bill Murray
Murray heaped praise on the godfathers of slapstick: “The stuff that Buster (Keaton) did? It’s ungodly how dangerous it was. Charlie (Chaplin) could do the romantic, scamp thing. That’s god. The dinner roll dance?”
People Are Binging Pope Content Like Crazy
In the 24 hours after the Pope died, the total minutes watched of Conclave on Max shot up from 1.8 million to 6.9 million. The Two Popes on Netflix similarly skyrocketed from 290,000 minutes to 1.5 million minutes.
