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Nancy Grace

NANCY GRACE THINKS POT MAKES YOU A MURDERER. According to Grace, if someone commits a crime after smoking weed, it's because they smoked weed. People on pot shoot each other, stab each other, strangle each other, drive under the influence, kill families. Maybe she learned about marijuana from 1930s movies? CRACKED.COM

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The Hitchhiker

Forgotten Sci-Fi and Horror Shows 1983-1991 The Hitchhiker This was an anthology series in the style of Twilight Zone, with a hitchhiker presenting dark stories about the douchebaggery in man's heart. It aired on HBO way before it was a prestige network, and then it moved to the USA Network. CRACKED COM

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Bridget Jones’s Diary

BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY TONI COLLETTE AND KATE WINSLET WERE UP FOR THE LEAD ROLE. After Colette turned it down, Winslet was considered but producers thought she was too young. It ultimately went to Renée Zellweger. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cher

On Cher's comeback hit Believe in 1998, the producers decided to test out a vocal autotune device. CRACKED COM They set the pitch corrector at an ex- tremely high level that created the fa- mous robot-synthe- sizer sound. — Source

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Breaking Bad

PARENTS RECENTLY PETITIONED TOYS R US TO PULL THE BREAKING BAD ACTION FIGURES FROM THEIR SHELVES. WARNING: Ages CHOKING HAZARD The Walter White 15+ MY didas figure comes with a 35 gun, a bag of cash, and Br eaking 56 a baggie full of meth*. Bad TOY FAIR NY 14 EXCLUSIVE Not actual meth. an actual gun or actual cash Walter White Collection Figure Toys R Us no longer sells them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Cure

The Cure was originally named after one of their first songs Easy Cure. Robert Smith thought the name Easy Cure was too American and hippie-ish so they shortened it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Will Smith

Will Smith's trailer is roughly the same size as an average European house. Its luxury, however, supersedes most homes. For the price tag of $2.5 million, he got a high-tech mansion on wheels complete with a custom-made marble kitchen and leather seats and ceilings. CRACKED COM — Source

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Jose Canseco

JOSE CANSECO'S TWITTER ACCOUNT HAS IT ALL. Hurley) CRACKED Не obsessively tweets about people he hates, has threatened to fight Shaq and A-Rod, and he planned to track down Sasquatch with actors and models. Не promotes random stuff like car washes, and claimed he could run bases faster than a horse. — Twitter / Elite Sports NY

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Goldfinger

Totally covering your skin can kill you. In Goldfinger, a woman covered in gold paint dies of skin suffocation, and the filmmakers worried that might happen to the actress. In real life, you can't actually suffocate someone by doing that. CRACKED — Eon Productions
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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron was discovered by a talent agent when she was yelling at a bank teller. CRACKED.COM The teller had refused to cash a check the 19-year-old Theron needed to pay her rent. She got the attention of a talent agent behind her, who introduced her to casting agents and an acting school. — Indie London / Wikipedia

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Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid had a dress literally spray-painted on her naked body on the runway. CRACKED.COM Wearing nothing but a thong, with her hands cov- ering her chest, Hadid stood as men sprayed her body down with a white substance. A woman then came out and trimmed the frayed ends into a gown. — Elite Daily / Wikipedia

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Neutrinos

ST:THE NEXT GENERATION A Matter of Honor NEUTRINOS DON'T MAKE A GOOD SANITIZER. The Enterprise uses a tunneling neutrino beam to remove subatomic bacteria (yup) from the hull of a Klingon ship. Neutrinos barely interact with matter. You'd get better results by blowing at the bacteria very gently. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 'Star Trek' Episodes That Got Science Embarrassingly Wrong

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Toy Story

Toy story was very different at first. The original idea featured a weirder Woody and Buzz, and an altogether more sinister feel. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Casino Royale

Later Bond movies say Vesper died in Casino Royale to protect James. How? Why? No explanation. She chooses death just because she knows the movie's ending. If Quantum's still after James, staying alive and giving him info would be the best way to protect him. Or if they're inescapable, she may as well bang the guy for however much time they both have left. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Movie Heroic Sacrifices (That Were Spectacularly Dumb)

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Star Wars

QUI GON was an undercover Sith Lord trying to destroy the Jedi Order from within. Не freed Anakin (through manipulation), but didn't take his mom along. Не insisted on training the kid, despite the Jedi Council forbidding that. And he lost very quickly against Darth Maul; what if he did it on purpose, so the Jedi would train Anakin to honor his sacrifice? CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Pretty Legit Fan Theories

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BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman Sarah Lynn shoots a music video in a planetarium, and then dies in one-this is commented on in the show. Not commented on is the fact that this music video is the very first we see of her, as her life starts spinning out of control. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Glowing Cases Of Foreshadowing In Animated Movies & Shows

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Game of Thrones

GAME OF THRONES It's freezing outside, yet none of the characters are wearing anything on their heads/ears. CRACKED.COM — 37 Incredibly Distracting Things Hollywood Won't Stop Doing

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Wah Chang

Who was WAH CHANG? Chang was a prodigy from a young age. Growing up in a nurturing environment, Chang had his first exhibition at nine years old, and by 16 he was designing sets for ballet. At 21, he was the youngest person crafting models for Disney. — Source: Star Trek (Official Site)

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

36 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Unfortunately Disqualify You for the Express Checkout Lane — Source: 18 Movie Locations (With The Curtain Pulled Back)

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James Cameron

Aliens (1986) James Cameron didn't care for his English crew's tea trolley tradition. Twice daily, an old lady would bring the crew their union-mandated tea on set. Cameron saw it as losing time, and would simply grab a camera and go film something on his own, much to the annoyance of the crew. CRACKED.COM — IGN, /film

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The Muppet Show

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS Gonzo was often stuntless on the MUPPET SHOW CRACKED.COM Gonzo was famous for risking his life in a series of bizarre, ill-advised stunts. But he did fewer than you remember. Over the course of 120 episodes, Gonzo only performed 20 stunts. The rest of the time, he was romancing chickens. — Disney.com

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Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell dropped out of school at 16 FO R THE The talent show judge entertainment producer is known for being no-nonsense, which might be why he left his British boarding school. Who needs a degree when you can say you're responsible for One Direction? — Source: Yahoo!

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Aliens

Aliens (1986) James Cameron tried to scare Newt actress Carrie Henn on set, but couldn't. Henn said that she always knew when it was a fake effect or a rubber chicken or whatever he tried to use to give her a fright, but it was only when she actually saw — Red Carpet News TV

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Soul

The prescient travel agency: 2020 am TRAVEL THE WORLD EE PEXKR S hur Iepesso UCA T 2021 CRACKED Eagle-eyed fans have already noticed a New York City t — Source: WDW News Today

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Tim Roth

TIM ROTH is sorry for his flattering portrayal of FIFA boss Sepp Blatter. - DEPARDIEU NEILL ROTH UNITED PASSIONS THe TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD CUP Roth — THR

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Fred Claus

Fred Claus Paul Giamatti is Santa Claus, and Vince Vaugh is his deadbeat brother, Fred. The New York Times called this movie EIf without the goofy jo — Sources: The New York Times, Watch on Netflix

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Puddle of Mudd

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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball was actually a very serious and responsible person, despite being famous for playing silly and funny characters. And her natural hair col

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Ocarina of Time

TELL US NOW. Ocarina of Time ruined Legend of Zelda for Tony C. I still enjoyed it up until the Water Temple. That was one frustrating puzzle. There — Tony C.

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Supergirl

CRACKEDCON CW'S SUPERGIRL had to change the Girl of Steel's iconic suit because of Vancouver's frigid temperatures. Every time a writer from the show

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Edward Furlong

In the early '9Os, Edward Furlong was a Michael Jackson-like superstar in Japan. The Terminator 2 actor's debut album was so big there, crowds chased

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Revenge of the Nerds

In Revenge of the Nerds, Lewis wins over the girl of his dreams by performing oral sex on her. WHILE MPERSONATING HER BOYFRIEND. His technique is SO g

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Mystique

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Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel found the funding for RESERVOIR DOGS for a then- unknown Quentin Tarantino. Keitel was Sso impressed with the script that he signed on a

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Dexter

Dexter's very own Lila West was also a cold. Hblooded killer. with a very short series arc. It would've been interesting to see some background. on ho

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The Princess Bride

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