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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Carried You When There Was Only One Set of Footprints in the Sand

Or maybe you carried them. Honestly, the whole thing is kind of a blur

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Carried You When There Was Only One Set of Footprints in the Sand

May 11, 2025

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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter accidentally ruptured Neville Longbottom's eardrum. CRACKED.COM While filming Harry Pot- ter and the Order of the Phoenix, she accidental- ly perforated Matthew Lewis' eardrum when she stuck her wand into his ear canal. — Source

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The Clash

London Calling by The Clash The 1979 song is about climate change. The lyrics were inspired after the band read an article about the flooding of the Thames River. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jar Jar Binks

THIS CANDY TREAT LETS YOU FRENCH-KISS JAR JAR BINKS. doo I JANES Binks JUI ART adidas COMM I PISODE WARS STAR dom I ORIGINAL We're assuming it tastes like thinly-veiled racism. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan really did wear UNC practice shorts under his jersey during games. It's not just a random bit from Space Jam - apparently, concealing those shorts was why he started wearing baggy shorts in the Chicago Bulls. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sitcom Tropes

Real people hug and learn! CRACKED.COM The Seinfeld foursome stayed true to their No hugging, no learning mantra that no sane friend group abides by. Even Friends ended with them having kids and transitioning into a more mature family life. — The Guardian

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Atomic Bomberman

ATOMIC BOMBERMAN Atomic Bomberman almost had a really + filthy mouth. EAT MY DUST AND LICK MY CRACK. 11 I'LL BREAK YOUR TIME FOR A F#CKIN' HEAD WITH F#CKIN' DIRTNAP, A RATCHET. YOU SH!TF#CK. WOULD YOU GUYS KNOCK OFF THIS MACHO SH!T AND HA! YOU'RE HURRY UP? F#CKED! The disk contains voice tracks for a number of seriously nasty exclamations, all done in the voices of the characters. They weren't incorporated into the game, but the unused tracks were there. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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2019 Academy Awards

Easter Eggs for Polyglots 2019 Academy Awards White people don't know I'm lying. In ixiXhosa, Abelungu abazi ubu ndiyaxoka. Translated by Noah while presenting the award for Black Panther as, In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Easter Eggs You Missed (If You're Monolingual)

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Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn was created by the animated series BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Before she was a comic book character, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm created Harley Quinn as a minor character for the animated show. She was initially going to be a one-off character but ended up sticking around. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Batman Behind-The-Scenes Facts (From The Movies and Shows)

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Judd Apatow

KNOCKED UP The roller coaster scene was torture for Jay Baruchel. Despite planning not to not do it, director Judd Apatow convinced Baruchel to ride a roller coaster-which he found terrifying - and then just included his nightmare in the film itself... minus the vomit. — Source: DVD extras (via YouTube)

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Stephen Colbert

STEPHEN COLBERT CRACKED.COM When Lorne Michaels was asked Whom did you overlook that you kicked yourself over later? his first response was Stephen Colbert. — Hollywood Reporter

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Aliens

Aliens (1986) James Cameron and his then-wife and collaborator Gale Anne Hurd fought to have Sigourney Weaver star in the sequel. Fox studio was reluctant to insist on Weaver returning for the sequel because it could've caused her agent to inflate the asking price. Cameron and Hurd quit, and only came on board again after Fox agreed to cast Weaver. CRACKED.COM — L.A.Times

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Wu-Tang Clan

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Warren Mears

Warren Mears BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Willow sews his mouth shut, then gets bored and instantly flays him.

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Henry Cavill

HENRY CAVILL ISN'T LIKABLE ENOUGH TO BE A GOOD SUPERMAN Whenever there are scenes where he's supposed to be charming and inspiring, it just feels weir

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Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid got arrested for squatting. So he fled to Canada. Не and his wife claimed they were being targeted by Star Whackers, a group he says killed off celebrities such as Heath Ledger and David Carradine. The couple even created a documentary on the subject, starring Quaid wearing nothing but an open fur coat. CRACKED.COM

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Cowboy Bebop

COWBOY ВЕВОР Spike Spiegel's fighting style incorporates Bruce Lee's philosophies, and water analogies are often used to describe the fluidity. The silver buttons on Spiegel's jacket contain the Kanji symbol for water. CRACKED.COM

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Rue McClanahan

CRACKED.COM Blanche from The Golden Girls wasn't going to have that accent. Rue McClanahan decided she needed it, though. — Source

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Catman

SOMETHING TELLS ME MY BAT MAN OLD ENEMY, THE CATMAN IS ON THE PROWL TONIGHT. IN CATMAN ON THE PROWL Weird Superhero Endorsements Robin saves Batman from Catman with cupcakes. Robin tempts Catman with chocolate cupcakes to get him to call off his leopards and panthers off the Dark Knight. It works because the cupcakes appeal to Catman's love of darkness. OK, then. HOSTESS® CUP CAKES! SMART MOVE, I THINK HE'LL BE GOING ROBIN USING CATMAN'S LOVE TO THE DOGS DEEP, DARK OF DARKNESS TO ...I MEAN, CHOCOLATY GET HIS MIND JAIL... FROM CAKE! DEEP, NOW ON. OFF ME. DARK — Source

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The Martian

THE MARTIAN THEY ACTUALLY GREW POTATOES ON SET. In order to show the potatoes in different stages of growth, production grew the spuds themselves on the sound stage next to the one they were using. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Village People

Iconic by random chance The YMCA dance In 1979, the Village People were told the dancers on the show American Bandstand would be forming letters with their bodies while the band sang on the show. The band liked the idea and kept it. CRACKED — Source

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Friends

CRACKED.COM Most reviews shredded Friends when it premiered. They complained the characters just aimlessly drank coffee and chatted, and that the show used pop culture references too much. — Source

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Billy Madison

In Billy Madison, Adam Sandler really hit kids with dodgeballs. When one of them started crying during the filming of the dodgeball scene, his parents came up to Sandler and complained. Sandler asked Didn't they read the script? and the parents told him They're six, they don't read yet. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Resident Evil

CRACKED 25th ANNIVERSARY EAU DE TOILETTE SIDNAZARD DIONAZARD YIONAZARD 250 Anniversary 250 Anniversary DE Anniversary LEON CHRIS JILL S.KENNEDY REDFIELD VALENTINE LXIX SULT DEL TOLETTE RESIDENT EVIL: PERFUME To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Resident Evil, a line of themed perfumes was released by Capcom, inspired by Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy and Jill Valentine, popular characters from the series. A set of three bottles cost around $48.50. — CBR

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Ridley Scott

CRACKED RIDLEY SCOTT CALLED MARVEL MOVIES F*CKING BORING AS SHIT. Не also said they have weak stories and their scripts are not any f**king good. — Deadline

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Rick and Morty

CRACKED.COM Mort Dinner Rick Andre Tropes subverted by Rick and Morty There are no therapists Therapists do not really exist in sitcoms, because if they did it'd be all less comedic (unless it's Frasier). Anyway, Dr. Wong was Rick's match in the classic Pickle Rick, but a few seasons later, it is good to see the Smith family is still going to therapy. — More: HBO Max/YouTube
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest

CLIMATE CHANGE MOVIES FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST BATTY KODA WAS CREATED FOR ROBIN WILLIAMS. Batty was supposed to have around eight minutes of screen time, but Williams provided 14 hours of improv, so it was tripled. Williams also stood his ground when Disney tried to force him out of the movie and only do Aladdin. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

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Thor

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS LOKI DID TURN THOR INTO A FROG. In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor casually recalls the time when Loki turned him into a frog-which actually happened in the pages of Thor's comics. Frog Thor briefly appears as an Easter Egg in Loki. T365 LOKI CRACKED.COM — Source: Inverse, Marvel, The Direct

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Pixar

Pixar Rules of Storytelling No work is ever wasted. If it's not working, let go and move on-it'll come back 17 around to be useful later. Monsters, Inc. was originally about a man dealing with monsters representing unaddressed fears, traumas, or feelings. While discarded, the idea of making emotions into characters led to Inside Out. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Emma Coats/Twitter, Den of Geek

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Frank Sinatra Jr.

TREKKER CELEBRITIES FRANK SINATRA JR. KNOWN FOR Singing almost as well as his dad. TREK CLAIM TO FAME Turned down playing a holographic version of himself because he wanted to be an alien. CRACKED.COM — Source: Memory Alpha

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Moon Knight

MCU Phase Four and Legacy CRACKED.COM Previous Moon Knight MOON KNIGHT Current Moon Knight It's a matryoshka doll of legacy characters. Prospective Moon Knight

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Sinister Six

What if Spider-man was in the MCU? There was a Sinister Six movie planned. Before the reboot, Marvel planned to have Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man meet Captain America in a Sinister Six film. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Dopey

Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs doesn't talk because Disney couldn't find a voice actor they liked. Their original idea was for Dopey to talk non-stop. CRACKED.COM — 26 Origins Of Characters' Signature Traits

8

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury really loved the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in Wayne's World. He died before the movie came out, but he got a copy beforehand and laughed and laughed at it even though he was very weak. CRACKED.COM — Source: Spin

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Darth Maul

TELL US NOW. The Phantom Menace CRACKED Adam M. knows he's wading into controversial territory: I am sure a lot of people will get mad at me. When Darth Maul turned on his double sided light saber, I got a chill down my spine. You knew this would be different — YouTube

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Master's baldness The ancient vampire had long hair in the concept art. Actor Mark Metcalf pushed to make him look more l — Source: Whedonverse Podcast

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Jennifer Aniston

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Meet the Fockers

$800 A T Meethe Fockers Dir: Jay Roach D.P.: Johs Sewartzmam. ASC Date THIS GENUINE MEET THE FOCKERS CLAPBOARD MADE THIS SCENE HAPPEN, AND IT COULD DO — Source: ebay

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Keanu Reeves

You might have heard of a cat movie called Keanu. The cat is actually voiced by Keanu Reeves. Reeves initially declined the role, but changed his mind

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Autistic Movie Characters

CRACKEDco COM Autistic movie characters almost always have incredible abilities. But real-life autistic people are no more likely to have incredible a

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