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37 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Saw Us Before They Saw Their Mother and They’ve Imprinted on Us for Life

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37 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Saw Us Before They Saw Their Mother and They’ve Imprinted on Us for Life

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Ewan McGregor

CRACKED EWAN MCGREGOR: LAUGHING AT TOILETS WITH HIS KIDS SINCE 1996. Ewan McGregor said he used to have a good laugh with his kids by showing them the funny toilet scene from Trainspotting. Well, some people play Pixar or Disney for their kids, but OK. — Ewan McGregor Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene in ‘Trainspotting’ for a Laugh / The Pop Culture Studio

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Pong

TENNIS PRECEDED PONG. CRACKED Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell played Tennis at a 1972 demonstration, and asked Alan Alcorn to duplicate it as an exercise. A few tweaks later, he gave the world Pong later that year. — What Culture / The Week

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Pitch Black

The disappointing sequel to Pitch Black relates further (watered- down, PG-13) adventures of the titular Riddick, who as a result of his enhanced vision in the dark is virtually blind in bright light. Не does get to pay Kyra a compliment she's most likely never heard before, though: It's been a long time since I smelled beautiful. CRACKED COM The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) — Source: 23 Shining Moments That (Almost) Redeemed Terrible Movies

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Monty Python

I Get By With A Little Help From My (Famous) Friends Musicians and Monty Python go together like peanut butter and dog treats (never let them know your next move). Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin footed the bill for much of The Holy Grail and Beat- les member George Harrison gave the troupe money to make Life of Brian. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — RollingStone

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Evil Dead 2

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The Conqueror

THE CONQUEROR was the most carcinogenic set of all time They filmed so close to an atomic bomb test site that 91 out of the 220 cast and crew members got cancer later in life. 46 of those, including John Wayne, died from it. Radiologist Dr. Robert Pendleton said, Blame for their exposure on set would hold up in a court of law. CRACKED — Source

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An American Werewolf in London

GRIFFIN DUNNE GOT TOWED INSIDE A TRAILER ON THE SET of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. Dunne said he had to stop filming at one point to use the bathroom in the only trailer on set that had one, but halfway through, the trailer started getting towed with him still in it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Minkus

BOY MEETS WORLD Minkus FIRST EPISODE LAST EPISODE GRACKED.COM The quintessential Pops in for the dweeb. A series finale to near-daily explain that he's hindrance in been in a season 1, totally different hallway absent the next 4 the whole time. years. — Source

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Bernie Madoff

CRACKED COM 9 LEY CF T EY C FO John Malkovich and Larry King lost $1.7M and $700,000, respectively, to Bernie Madoff's investing scheme. King was fortunate enough to get all of his money back, while Malkovich only got $508,000 back, which he claimed ruined him financially. — Source

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‘90s Anti-Heroes

GRACKED COM Lost Tropes Extreme '90s anti-heroes. How badly has this aged? Just ask Rob Liefeld, who has become a joke for his radical characters with bloated muscles, childishly designed weapons, and, erm, suits full of pouches. Pouches are rad! — Source

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House of Cards

On HOUSE OF CARDS, Kevin Spacey portrayed Frank Underwood - a calculating sociopath with a fake charming persona for the public. After all the revelations about his sexual, CRACKED.COM and all around disturbing, behavior came out, it became apparent that he wasn't just playing a character, he was living it. — Source

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Movie Tropes

... TELL US NOW. EMOTIONAL POWERS Alex K. is sick of seeing, The trope of women who can't use their superpowers unless they're experiencing an emotional outburst. It's cringeworthy, sexist, and the inevitable change where they suddenly gain self-confidence is never written well. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Child Stars

STUDIOS GAVE DRUGS TO CHILD STARS. With ironclad contracts and without child labor laws, studios pushed their young stars to work crazy hours. Judy Garland revealed that Mickey Rooney and her were given amphetamine uppers to keep them alert during 18-hour work days and then sleeping pills at night. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rooney Mara

METHOD MADNESS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO ROONEY MARA's many piercings To play Lisbeth Salander, Mara bleached her eyebrows, chopped off her hair and had her eyebrow, lip, nose, and nipples pierced. She also learned martial arts, skateboarding, and motorcycle riding. CRACKED — Columbia Pictures
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Andy Kaufman

Celebrities on dating shows The same year he became a star as Latka on Taxi, Andy Kaufman tried to win a date (in character) on The Dating Game. CRACKED.COM — Paramount Television
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Sega Genesis

The Sega Master System and Genesis are still produced under license and being sold in Brazil. 16-BIT I I I - PROMOS SEGA MEDA DRIVE SEGA CRACKED.COM The old systems routinely outsell modern game con- soles, due to high tariffs making imported consoles very expensive. Almost half of all Sega Master Sys- tems ever sold were sold in Brazil. — Atlas Obscura

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Multiverse of Madness

Multiverse of Madness callbacks What mouth? Infinity War CRACKED.COM

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Al Pacino

Best Movies Ever The Godfather The movie turned Al Pacino into an A-lister. Pacino got paid $35,000 for The Godfather, but by the time the sequel came out just two years later, he commanded a salary of $600,000 to reprise the role of Michael Corleone. CRACKED.COM — ABC News

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Lockjaw

COMIC PETS THE INHUMANS LOCKJAW The loyal dog-like pet to the Inhuman Royal Family not only provides loving sloppy kisses with his large tongue, but can teleport himself and others. No need for pet carriers, or even planes! CRACKED.COM — Source: Marvel Database

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Forgotten Silver

Mockumentaries Forgotten Silver Peter Jackson introduces us to the lost movies of one Colin McKenzie, who apparently came up with the tracking shot, the close-up, sound and color film, and even martial arts fights in cinema. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Videodrome

'80S HORROR CLASSICS VIDEODROME BRIAN O'BLIVION IS BASED ON MARSHALL MCLUHAN. You might know the Canadian scholar from his cameo in Woody Allen's Annie Hall. David Cronenberg didn't have McLuhan as a teacher, but was well acquainted with his work on media. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Screen Rant, Screen Rant

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Game of Thrones

Fantasy movies The unaired pilot is the stuff of legends. The 2010 pilot failed to establish scope, tone, and character's relations. Some characters were recast, Jaime and Cersei's incestuous relationship was made clearer, and most of the pilot was reshot, although some scenes from the original pilot remain in the actual first episode. Game of Thrones CRACKED.COM — Sources: Insider, Insider

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Dee Wallace

Scream Queens Dee Wallace is a self-help author. Elliot's mom from E.T. has an impressive horror resume, with movies like The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, The Frighteners, and The House of the Devil. But she has also built a career on the message of struggling with hardship through determination and love. CRACKED.COM — Sources: WhatCulture, TEDx Talks/YouTube

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Batman

WHEN BATMAN LOSES A Death in the Family JASON TODD The first Robin Batman lost is Jason Todd, by popular demand. And by Joker. CRACKED.COM — Source: GamesRadar+

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Frasier

Frasier The original Eddie came back. Eddie's original actor Moose was brought out to get his final bows during the finale's taping. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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The Thing

... TELL US NOW. THE THING (1982) Michael R. says, John Carpenter's 1982 The Thing is so good that many people tend to forget it's a remake of the 1951 movie The Thing from Another World. CRACKED.COM

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The Lord of the Rings

The Ents in THE LORD OF THE RINGS were inspired by Shakespeare. No, there aren't talking, walking trees in Macbeth - and that pissed off a young J. R. R. Tolkien, who expected that the prophecy about the woods coming against Macbeth's castle became literally true. So years later, he wrote that into his own book. — Source: Tolkien Gateway

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Bitcoin

Scientists think Bitcoin alone could push global temperatures above 2°C. That could happen by 2033, according to a study that looked at the power efficiency of BTC mining machines, their locations, and the CO2 emissions of those locations. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — University of Hawaii

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Mike Judge

At one point, they wanted Mike Judge to do the American version of The Office. They sent him the British version, along with some of its reviews, one of which said The Office succeeds where movies like Office Space failed -- and, apparently, that's part of why he passed. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Entertainment Weekly

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Disney

CRACKED.COM Disney workers were forced to share underpants. As regular underwear doesn't play well with the costumes, Disney's costumed characters are issued specially designed shorts and jockstraps - which until 2001, they had to share from a common pool. It took the unions intense negotiations to change that. — Source: 15 Random Facts to Awake Your Sense of Wonder, Curiosity, and/or Dread

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Moana

Moana Maui's eagle form looks a lot like Maori tradition describes the pouakai, or Haast's eagle. These huge eagles lived in New Zealand until they we — Source: New Zealand Birds Online

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Karate Kid

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James Gandolfini

You probably remember James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano. But he was also a Wild Thing. Gandolfini provided the voice of Carol, Max's monster friend in

4

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen is obsessed with Babe Ruth. EL H E Babe Ruth He had to sell $4 million in Ruth's memorabilia around the time his house was about to be f

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Back to the Future Part II

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Splinter

SPLINTER MIGHT NOT BE THE TURTLES' BIOLOGICALI FATHER, BUT HE'S STILL THEIR FATHER. ...A FATHER WHO RAISED THEM TO BE CHILD SOLDIERS IN HIS WAR AGAINS

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