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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Fed to An A.I. and Now It’s Very Unpleasant To Talk To

June 22, 2025

There’s an episode of a Star Trek TV show that’s made up entirely of lines of dialogue lifted from other Star Trek series and films.

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40

Sean Penn

CRACKED SEAN PENN ASSAULTED A PHOTOGRAPHER. In 2010, Sean Penn was sentenced to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service for battery against photographer Jordan Dawes. Dawes needed knee surgery after the attack.

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Batman

Wild Superhero Deaths AGAINST HIS SKIN IS LIKE SANDPAPER. EACH BITE CRISP THUNDER. THE MOUTHLESS SCREAM - AAUCHH! Emperor Joker I DON'T THINK IVE EVER A MAGIC-POWERED JOKER KILLED BATMAN AGAIN AND AGAIN. The Joker got reality-bending powers that allowed him to torture and kill Batman, then resurrect him to just kill him again. Now you know what Hell is. YEARRRRCHAHM CRACKED.COM — Source

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Roseanne

BEHINO-THE-SCENES SFACTS ROSANNE BARR DISPLAYED A LIST OF HER ENEMIES ON THE DOOR TO HER DRESSING ROOM ON ROSANNE. CRACKED.COM Not trying to hide her aggravation to- wards the crew, Barr prominently dis- played a memo addressing THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE FIRED IF THEY'RE NOT NICE TO ME. This included, EVERYBODY... ALL PRODUCERS, ALL WRITERS, ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE. — Source

37

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World THE ALTERNATE ENDING: While he never shot it, Edgar Wright had the idea of finishing with the it-was-all-a-fantasy trope. The twist: it was a serial killer's fantasy. Yup, Scott straight up killed all of Ramona's exes - no videogame logic, no quirky music numbers, no fun visuals, just murder. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Reality TV Tropes

CRACKED.COM WORST REALITY TV TROPES CRINGEY SILENCES In their desperate attempt to create appealing interpersonal dynamics, reality shows punctuate conversations with silences, knowing looks, and quirky music - something that was wonderfully parodied in the SNL sketch Pregnant in Heels. — Source

35

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen outed Mariah Carey's pregnancy. In 2008, she pressured Carey into confirming her rumored pregnancy by offering her champagne. Carey later said it was way too early in the pregnancy to announce it (especially on national TV) and she ended up miscarrying. CRACKED

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Uma Thurman

CRACKED UMA THURMAN'S financial planner Kenneth Starr stole $2.5 million from her, and it was revealed that he took $33 million total from many clients. Не was sentenced to 90 months in prison. — Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock
Daily Mail

33

Animal Planet

Disastrous Comedy 2002 Comedians Unleashed Not to be confused with Comics Unleashed, this was Animal Planet's attempt at a stand-up comedy show. Here's the kicker: It was only animal-themed jokes. They only aired one episode. CRACKED — Animal Planet
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32

David Bowie

17-year-old David Jones, А.К.А. DAVID BOWIE went on BBC to protest the mistreatment of long-haired men. Не started the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long- haired Men, to protect pop musicians and other hairy dudes from jokes and harassment. CRACKED — Everett Collection/Shutterstock,
BBC
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31

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway hunted German U-boats in the Caribbean during WWII. CRACKED GOM Hemingway used his fish- ing boat named after his ex-wife (Pilar) to hunt Ger- mans, armed only with Thomson machine guns and hand grenades. Не was given unlimited gasoline by the US government. — Star News Online

30

Mideon

Post-Wrestling Careers Mideon is a successful caterer and chef. After running around as a pig farmer and the Undertaker's minion, Dennis Knight went from the squared circle to the kitchen. Не became a high class caterer with his own business after learning under professional chefs. Cafe CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Post-Wrestling Careers Of Pro Wrestlers

29

Sean Bean

GAME OF THRONES SEAN BEAN NEVER KNEW JON SNOW'S TRUE PARENTAGE. You would think they'd clue him in, as his character did know, but no. Bean preferred it that way, so he could revel in the magic and the reveal himself. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Facts About 'Game of Thrones' to Prep for 'House of the Dragon' (or Not, Whatever You Prefer)

28

Chewbaca

Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas' dog. CRACKED.COM George Lucas had a pet Alaskan Malamute, and said that the dog, Indiana, would regularly join him in the front passenger seat of his car and act like a co-pilot. — Looper

27

Michael B. Jordan

MICHAEL В. JORDAN CRACKED.COM Killmonger's first credit was in season 1, episode 7 ofThe Sopranos, playing a '60s Newark kid harassing young Tony Soprano. Three years later, he originally auditioned for Bodie, but landed the role of Wallace on The Wire, and still gets recognized for it today. — Source: cheatsheet

26

Star Trek: Prodigy

STAR TREK: PRODIGY Every line spoken by the holodeck crew in episode six was taken from existing Star Trek movies and episodes. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Homer Simpson

Krusty was going to be Homer in disguise EXIT The initial plan was that Bart would discover Homer was Krusty, and it would bring the two together. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenRant

24

The Incredible Jessica James

The Incredible Jessica James GRAGKED.COM Jessica Williams, everyone's favorite Daily Show correspondent, is on the rebound when she meets Chris O'Dowd, who is recently divorced.

23

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci can't handle house plants. CRACKED.COM The very idea of indoor plants sets her off, and it gets worse if, god forbid, she has to touch one. — Source: 20 Bizarre Fears, Phobias, and Superstitions Of The Rich And The Famous

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22

George Lazenby

George Lazenby was cast as James Bond because he f*ing ruled at lying. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE CRACKED.COM He was a model, but had never acted. He finally came clean in his last audition, but the director told him to keep up the ruse: Stick to your story, and I'll make you the next James Bond. — Source: 20 Actors Who (May Have) Lied To Get The Part

21

Mario

Mario's first credit was as a villain. The character was called Jumpman when he first appeared in Donkey Kong, and didn't get the name Mario until the sequel, Donkey Kong Jr. - where he was the baddie. — More: 5 Video Game Series That Had Weird Moments Everyone Forgets

20

Gravity Falls

EASTER EGGSTRA JOKES AND MEANINGS Gravity KALLS SONG LACE THEME MYSTERY HACK 60 GIFTS SHA When played in reverse, the whisper in the opening song reveals the key to the cipher used in the end credits of that episode. Other keys can also be found throughout frames in the show. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wired

19

Star Trek IV

The from transparent aluminum Star Trek IV is real now. Aluminum oxynitride (AION) was under development around the time Scotty was awkwardly trying to use a 1980s computer. While not a metal (it's a ceramic material), it is much tougher than glass. — Source: Hackaday

18

Spinal Tap

SPINAL TAP YOU MAY NOT FEED THE ANIM A 4 4 While the final Spinal Tap cut was a tidy 82 minutes, there were more than 100 hours of improvised goofines — YouTube

17

I Know What You Did Last Summer

The Commercial Success of I Know What You Did Last Summer Lois Arquette's book I Know What You Did Last Summer was written in 1973, and when it became — Source: Buzzfeed

16

Stranger Things

TELL US NOW. WHAT SUBPLOTS WERE A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME? ELEVEN'S TRIP TO CHICAGO WAS A POINTLESS DETOUR. In what many fans consider to be the worst Str — Tony M.

15

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender based David the Android in Prometheus on American diver Greg Louganis. While reading the script, Fassbender remembered the 1980s Ol

14

Sansa Stark

GAME OF HRONES Sansa Stark Season 1 Daydreaming for the perfect fantasy, fooled by everyone. Season 8 Working for a better reality, making Osaie: fool

13

The Shining

STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS HE THE Stanley STATING Kubrick and legendary Hollywood graphic designer Saul Bass went through 300 ideas for the movie's poster. Apparently, Bass wasn't fond of the final poster's color, and proposed to make it red instead of yellow too and for mools emphasis as mare CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Dirty Harry

CRACKED DIRTY HARRY NEEDS A BODYCAM TO KEEP HIM IN CHECK. DIRTY HARRY In one of Clint Eastwood's most iconic films, this rogue cop is supposed to follow a strict code of conduct, but he violates civil rights, abuses prisoners, and kills at will. He's portrayed as good, but he's a menace to society. — Source

11

Reservoir Dogs

Masterfully Subverted Tropes The big heist scene scene Movies centered around a heist usually show the careful planning, the setting into motion, the ensuing hiccups, the whole deal. Reservoir Dogs goes the other way, and is instead a heistless heist film. It shows the gang discussing Madonna and the ethics of tipping, and then it jumps to the bloody aftermath. This Tarantino guy knows his stuff. Reservoir Dogs CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jack Kerouac

9

Brad Pitt

If a woman's favorite movie is the 1991 Madonna documentary Truth or Dare, run. That's Brad Pitt's advice. CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Escape from New York

Classic movies crushed at the box office Escape From New York was melted by Raiders of the Lost Ark. John Carpenter's 1981 film was released to 600 theaters and wasn't as successful as Raiders of the Lost Ark and other films of that year. Despite this, the movie developed a cult following over time. CRACKED — Paramount Pictures, Embassy Pictures
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7

Jump Scares

Tired Tropes (And The Movies That Pulled Them Off) JUMP SCARES Even horror movies pushing for quality and originality often ruin their surprises with the cheap trick of loud noises. But the videocam scene in this masterpiece is just an earned and clever jump scare. The Descent (2005) CRACKED.COM — Scene on YouTube

6

The Beatles

They had a strict deadline CRACKED.COM The Beatles had a strict deadline: Rubber Soul had to be complete & sale-able by November 12, 1965, just in time for the holiday season. They wrote 7 of the 14 songs in just one week and completed the entire album in just four weeks! — Source: Rolling Stone

5

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I ssh 10.2.2.2 OS rootes The writer and the director didn't know that Kristen Bell was in an ACTUAL MOVIE ABOUT SAN TECHNOLOGY THAT KILLS PEOPLE. Bell thought they were making fun of her for starring in the movie, Pulse, FUBUL but Jason Segel and Nick Stoller didn't know what she was talking about. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT SHE HAD DONEA MOVIE THAT HAD THE PREMISE OF A SCE KILLER CELL PHONE. WE JUST THOUGHT IT 0 WASA FUNNY IDEA THAT SEEMED IN LINE WITH ALL THESE JAPANESE HORROR REMAKES. REHIND CRACKED.COM — MTV

4

Alien3

Alien3 (1992) At one point, Corporal Dwayne Hicks was going to be the main protagonist. Cyberpunk author Willian Gibson wrote a script that saw Michael Biehn's Hicks taking center stage to fight off the Aliens. The producers wanted too many rewrites, and Gibson quit, but his original script was adapted into a comic series in 2018, and an audiobook was released in 2019. CRACKED.COM — The Verge

3

Simone Biles

WHAT'S THE DEAL: SIMONE BILES First Steps, Hops, and Jumps CRACKED. .COM The year 2003 was huge for Simone in more than one way. It was also the year she first tried gymnastics on a day-care field trip. Seeing her natural knack for rotation, the instructors suggested she pursue it further. — Source: Wikipedia

2

Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks' family is a textbook case of shared parenting done right. Not only did he, wife Trisha Yearwood, and first wife Sandy Mahl all take time

1

Annabelle

Annabelle used to be scary in The Conjuring (2013) because of its unexplained origin. In Annabelle (2014), it is explained that the doll became haunte

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