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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Lock Themselves in a Chapel Until They Can Agree on Which One Becomes Fact Pope

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Lock Themselves in a Chapel Until They Can Agree on Which One Becomes Fact Pope

May 11, 2025

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Alien

A German Shepherd got Jones the Cat to hiss on the Alien set. Director Ridley Scott flashed a German Shepherd in the cat's sight to get those hissing reactions. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'Alien'

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Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls' Luke was originally a woman. At one point, the network said the show needed a male character, so writer Amy Sherman-Palladino just changed Daisy's name to Luke and called it a day. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Super-Weird Early Versions Of Famous Characters

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Movie Tropes

Don't cut your palm to draw blood, for crying out loud! The hand is the go-to spot to get blood in movies, even though it's almost the last place where you'd want a wound. That gash will reopen every time you do anything, and will likely require a doctor to see it. CRACKED.COM — More: 7 Movie Violence Tropes (That Are BS IRL)

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Channing Tatum

For his 36th birthday, Channing Tatum got an actual horse from his wife. Jenna Dewan Tatum gave Channing a caramel-colored horse - it worked out pretty well, apparently, as he was super happy to get a horse. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

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Cardi B

Cardi B threw a birthday bash for Offset that included his name in lights. There was also a photo of Offset with jewelry and cash all around him. Oh, and this was during the pandemic-- amazingly, it was their fourth maskless party. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

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Jessica Alba

CRACKED.CQM HONEST HONESTC DI THE CO. ESTCO EST Jessica Alba founded The Honest Company, a business that sells eco-friendly diapers and other premium

34

Skrillex

A Skrillex song was found to be an effective mosquito mood killer. Wilk THE BEST GLOBAL CLUB THE BEST GLOBAL CLUB esia amne esia amne IBIZA BAL CLUB IBIZA LOBAL CLUB amnesia a amnesia HE BEST GLOBAL CLUB THE BEST GLOBAL CLUB esia amn ма amne IBIZA LOBAL CLUB IBI The low-frequency vibra- tions of the song Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites were observed as a mosqui- to repellent, and mosqui- toes exposed to the song had sex far less often than those without music. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Happening

CRACKED.COM THE HAPPENING was lambasted by critics and audiences for both the ridiculous premise, and the wooden acting. TOMATOMETER AUDIENCE SCORE 18% 24% In fact, word of mouth kept people flocking to it in droves, to see for themselves. It played in theaters for fourteen weeks and raked in more than triple its $48 million budget worldwide. — Source

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Disney World

GRACKED COM Walt Disney World's River County was once responsible for the death of a boy in 1980, who died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in the water park. However, this incident wasn't enough to shut it down. It was only shut down in 2001 due to lack of demand. — Source

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Kurtwood Smith

CRACKED.COM KURTWOOD SMITH PLAYED FOUR DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. Smith was the Federation's president in The Undiscovered Country, Odo's Cardassian predecessor in Deep Space Nine, brilliant scientist Annorax in Voyager, and Magistrate Clar in Lower Decks. And none of those ever says dumbass. — Source: 17 Stars We Forgot Were on 'Star Trek'

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Eternals

THE TRAILER FOR ETERNALS MIGHT HINT AT A FORESHADOWING BY THOR IN AvenGeRs: AGe OF ULTRON In Age of Ultron Thor has a vision of some mass from space hitting Earth, saying that it felt like a whirlpool that sucks in all hope of life. It was a reference and foreshadowing of Ultron, Thanos, and the Infinity Stones, but many now think that it might also be a reference to the Deviants' arrival on Earth. CRACKED.COM — The Independent

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Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker

Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker used their agents as middle-men when they started dating. Andy asked his agent to give Brooklyn's agent his number. Brooklyn considers this an act of chivalry. GRAGKED.COM

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Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer grew up on Roy Rogers' ranch. CRACKED.COM Kilmer's family lived next door to Roy, in Chatsworth, CA. When Roy died, Kilmer's father bought the ranch. — Source

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The Wizard of Oz

CRACKED.COM 1939's The Wizard of Oz wasn't the first big-deal Hollywood version of that story. The first one came out in 1925, and had a weird plot where all the male characters (including the Scarecrow and Tin Man) wanted to marry Dorothy. — Source

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Jack LaLanne

Doctors warned against Jack LaLanne's health and fitness club in 1936. Doctors warned their ра- tients that LaLanne was an exercise 'nut,' whose programs would make them muscle-bound, cause heart attacks and a loss of sex drive. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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NBA Jam

The NBA Jam arcade game outgrossed 'Jurassic Park' in 1993. CRACKED COM SHOT NBA Jam was America's highest-grossing arcade game of 1993. Individual ma- chines at the time were earn- ing up to $2400 per week, and the game grossed over $1 billion the first year. — Source

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Eminem

THE CONSPIRACY: The Illuminati killed Eminem (because he wouldn't join their club) CRACKED COM THE THEORY: Не took 5 years to follow up Encore because he was busy getting murdered and recreated by a slighted secret society. — Source

23

Escape From Tomorrow

Illegal filmmaking Escape From Tomorrow illegally shot at Disneyland. In 2013, they shot several scenes in Disneyland without permission. The actors pretended to be tourists, the cameras were smuggled in, and the editing was done in South Korea. Disney avoided controversy by deciding not to sue. CRACKED — Source

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Fight Club

Fight Club 2004 Angel Face CRACKED.COM If you remember the movie Fight Club for the message it's really cool to take off your shirt and punch people, then this game was made for you. Although stripped of the complexity that made the movie compelling, you can unlock Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and break Jared Leto's spine. — Source

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Bullets

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF CINEMA, REAL BULLETS WERE FIRED AT ACTORS. Before blanks, squibs, and special effects were invented, directors would hire sharpshooters to shoot over actors' heads during gunfight scenes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Peter Pan

Childhood icons who had a rough time Peter Pan Bobby Driscoll voiced the lead in Peter Pan and was only 12 when he won an Academy Award, but sadly he passed away at 31. Не was found in an old, abandoned building and died of long- term heroin use. CRACKED — Disney,
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Jake Gyllenhaal

CRACKED.COM Jamie Lee Curtis She is Jake Gyllenhaal's godmother. Curtis is close friends with Gyllenhaal's parents, director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner. — DFree/Shutterstock,
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Key & Peele

KEY& PEELE KEY AND PEELE TURNED DOWN THE PRESIDENT. President Obama's people approached the comedy duo about doing a funny promotion for the Affordable Care Act, but they couldn't fit into their production schedule. The opportunity went to Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

17

Venom

Sam Raimi Не didn't want Venom in Spider-Man 3. Raimi didn't even care for the character, even though he came to appreciate him when he had to include him at producer Avi Arad's insistence. Arad eventually owned to his responsibility for the tacked-on, wasted villain, but it was too late. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell hijacked a bus when he was 12. CRACKED.COM As Cowell describes it, he pointed a toy pea gun at the bus driver as a joke, instruct- ing him to take him to a town 10 miles away. Cowell thought the driver was playing along, but police were waiting for him at his destination. — NME

15

Xbox One

Xbox One Controller Lasts 3 Million Button-Presses. A + CRACKED.COM In 2013, Microsoft announced the Xbox One. To test the capabilities of the gaming system's controller, research- ers found that it would stop function- ing properly after 3 million button presses. Microsoft also deducted that 3 million button presses could equate to roughly 10 years worth of play. — CNET

14

Spider-Man

CRACKED COM SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE While Miles Morales is visiting his uncle Aaron in his apartment, the TV is on. 11 And the TV is showing an episode of Community, which features Donald Glover in Spider-Man pyjamas. — Source: 28 Sneaky Jokes Tucked Into Movies And Shows

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Jennifer Lawrence

GRACKED.COM JENNIFER LAWRENCE'S DARK PHOENIX STUNT DOUBLE... JANENE CARLETON. OTHER NOTABLE MOVIES: Total Recall, Salt, Deadpool ON BEING A STUNTWOMAN: We're doing stuff in heels, and in skirts where you can't wear knee pads. Guys are in big coats, and wearing football pads underneath. We get thrown around in skinny jeans. We can' 't hide anything, and almost never get to wear pads. — Source: And Now, A Tribute To 16 Gnarly Stunt Doubles

12

The Corner Bar

The first recurring gay character 1972 CRACKED.COM Vincent Schiavelli's portrayal of set designer Peter Panama on The Corner Bar was the first gay character to get regular screen time. — Source: 22 Television History Once-Taboo Firsts

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Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo believes that 9/11 was an inside job. When interviewed at an anti-war rally in 2007, he said: I'm baffled. My first reaction is that buildings don't fall down like that. CRACKED.COM — 18 Surprising Things That Celebrities Believe

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Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy was known only in Washington, D.C. when she died. A couple years after her death from cancer in 1996, Cassidy became a sensation in the U.K. when a radio host played her songs, leading to more widespread fame. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Famous People Who Were Total Nobodies While They Were Alive

9

The Martian

Want to experience the grand vistas on MARS but don't have $6 billion to spare? Go to Wadi Rum, Jordan! Also known as 'The Valley of the Moon', the UNESCO World Heritage Site closely resembles the red planet due to its valley being cut from sandstone and granite rock. CRACKED.COM It has stood in for Mars in such movies as 2000's Red Planet, 2013's Last Days on Mars and most recently in last year's Matt Damon starrer, The Martian. — Source: 20 Mind-Blowing Facts About Famous Movie Locations

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Jaleel White

Jaleel White is best known for his role as Steve Urkel. He is also the voice of Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1994) CRACKED.COM COM — Source: 37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters

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Michael Keaton

One of Michael Keaton's early roles was a panda on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; TADLAEY He got dressed up as Black and White Panda - he was a stagehand at the PBS station that produced the show, and they got him to perform on stage. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBS

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

EASTER EGGSTRA HIDDEN MEANINGS & REFERENCES ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES In one scene, Robbie's character Sharon Tate buys a copy of the book that Roman Polanski, her boyfriend at the time, would go on to adapt for his movie, Tess. CRACKED.COM — The Wrap

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Ridley Scott

When Ridley Scott pitched to direct Alien, he referenced a lot of cult classics. He wanted it to be 'the most moststraightsforward, unpretentious, riveting thriller like Psycho or Rosemary's Baby or even the most brilliant Blevel like Night ofthe Living Dead or Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but I want it to — Film School Rejects

4

Joe Rogan

JOE ROGAN ROGAN JOe HE FREREEY CRACKED.COM NewsRadio fans didn't see this one coming. Rogan parlayed his role as handyman Joe into hosting Fear Factor and then his own podcast. Spotify just inked Rogan to a $100 million deal that ain't sidekick money, sister. — BBC

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Pokemon Go

CRACKEDCO COM OKCMY GO players spent about $2.2million a aday onin-app on purchases in2018. $

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Tom Cruise

GRAOT WILLIAM MAPOTHER best known as the bad guy in IN THE BEDROOM, grew up playing and skateboarding with TOM CRUISE. That's because they're first co

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Batman Begins

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