12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Are Getting Too Old for This Stuff
Disney thought they could give Jeremy Renner a pay cut just because he was hit by a snow plow.
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Wrexham Continue to Skyrocket
Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s soccer team has received its third promotion in three years, now sitting just one league outside of the Premier League. The team has been valued at $133 million, which is a pretty solid investment, considering they bought it for $2.5 million in 2021.
Great News: More Chicken Stuff From ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is Going Viral
Jack Black’s song “Lava Chicken” just cracked Billboard’s Hot 100, at number 78. His song “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie peaked at 58 in 2023.
It’s the Shortest Song to Ever Make the List
The 34-second song is the shortest in the history of the 67-year-old chart.
A $350,000 Prank Call
The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich prank called Shedeur Sanders and told him he’d been drafted. The stunt went viral, but caused the NFL to fine the Falcons $250,000, and fine Ulbrich himself $100,000.
The Old Men Who Robbed Kim Kardashian Are Finally Going on Trial
Known as the “Grandpa Robbers,” a group of Parisian retirees allegedly tied her up at gunpoint and stole about $10 million worth of stuff from her during 2016 Paris Fashion Week. The trial is just starting this week.
‘The Office’ Had an Emergency Script Waiting in the Wings
They had a script about Bring Your Pet to Work Day ready to go in case an episode fell through for some reason. They never ended up needing it, so it never got made, despite being, reportedly, extremely funny.
Why Does Yoda Talk Like That?
George Lucas has revealed why he made Yoda talk all weird: “I had to figure out a way to get people to actually listen, especially 12-year-olds.”
A Surprising Type of Nerd Is Upset About Pope Francis’ Grave
Font nerds are up in arms since the late Pope’s humble gravestone was revealed. The only thing engraved on it is a slight Latin-ification of “Francis” — “FRANCISVS” — but the uneven spacing between the letters, or kerning, makes it look like “F R A NCIS VS.” We smell a new Dan Brown novel.
There’s a Toys ‘R’ Us Movie in the Works
There’s no talent attached and no real story yet, so producers are talking a big game, saying it’s going to be a mix of Barbie, Jumanji, Night at the Museum and Back to the Future.
Disney Cheaped Out Big Time on ‘Hawkeye’ Season Two
Jeremy Renner says he turned down a second season of his show because Disney offered him half of his salary from Season One: “Did you think I’m only half the Jeremy because I got ran over?”
Tracy Morgan’s Otter Doppelganger Has Sadly Passed Away
Tilly, a 16-year-old otter at the Oregon Zoo, has just passed away. Her likeness was used in a quick cutaway in 30 Rock when Liz Lemon compared Tracy Jordan to an otter.
‘When That One Is Slaughtered, Send Us the Head’
Francis Ford Coppola was pressured to use a prop horse head for that one scene in The Godfather, but he decided it didn’t look convincing enough, and sent his art director out to a dog food factory in New Jersey. The director gave the above instructions to a plant manager, and a few days later a box filled with dry ice and a horse head showed up on set.
