30 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Might Secretly Be Written in Iambic Pentameter, You’d Never Know

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Cobra Kai

Characters Who Would Thrive in Cobra Kai Recess Cobra Mai Spinelli Spinelli has everything Cobra Kai wants in a student: a chip on their shoulder, willpower greater than their size, and a tendency to suggest violence as a first resort. She's perfect! CRACKED.COM

Jurassic Park

The sound of the velociraptors in Jurassic Park is a recording of mating tortoises. CRACKED.COM It's somewhat embarrassing, said Gary Rydstrom, the sound designer for the original 1993 film, but when the raptors bark at each other to communicate, it's a tortoise having sex.

Iain Glen

lain Glen says that the pit fight sequence was his best day on the Game of Thrones set. His daughter was there to watch him, and the director let her yell action. CRACKED.COM

Sword Stunts

Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The first realistic 1920 sword fighting In 1920's The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks brought in a fencing master, creating the first realistic on-screen swordplay. Prior to this, films had primitive whacking, but this opened doors for the countless swashbuckling films to come. CRACKED

Charles Barkley

BASKETBALL Charles Barkley CRACKED.COM Barkley was on trial in 1997, because apparently it's a crime to throw a guy out the window of a nightclub. When the judge asked him if he had any regrets, he belligerently answered: I regret we weren't on a higher floor.

Golden Girls

CRACKED.COM THE GOLDEN GIRLS was inspired by MIAMI VICE. In 1984, NBC shot a humorous skit titled Miami Nice, starring two older actresses, for a special advertising their new shows (like Miami Vice). Execs liked it, and the idea was developed into a full series about old ladies living in Miami.

Old School Effects

CRACKED.COM Fake DeLorean Amazing effects made without CGI Back to the Future II That lamp post isn't random - it's there to hide the change from the flying fake DeLorean to a real car. The transition is seamless, with shadows and details perfectly matched. God damn, we love this trilogy. Real DeLorean

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Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo

CRACKED sp Quervo BLACK - FAN Cor PO CA THE LUCY LAWLESS AND KEVIN SORBO Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo, who used to be on the same TV shows, got into an argument on Twitter about the Capitol protests. Lawless was mad at Sorbo, a hardcore conservative, for guessing what the protesters' political beliefs were.

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Phone Booth

PHONE FILMS 2002 PHONE BOOTH Colin Farrell answers a ringing phone in a booth, and the caller turns out to be a sniper that's extorting him. Cheesy, melodramatic fun. CRACKED.COM

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Pokemon vs. Digimon

CRACKED VS. POKEMON VS. DIGIMON FIRST FORM Nintendo NSTER TRAT GAME. BOY. dient DIGITALMONSTER AUTT it Pokemon first appeared on Digimon's first iteration Game Boy in Japan, as was a series of digital Pocket Monsters: Red & pets. They were looking to Green. Parents looking for capitalize after a road trip distraction had Tamagotchis discovered no idea what they'd gotten how much kids loved their kids into. cleaning up digital turds. CRACKED.COM

Source: SyFyWire

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley The Round Mound of Rebound CRACKED COM The night before the 1994-95 season opener, Barkley was letting loose at an Eric Clapton concert where he rubbed body lotion into his corneas and had to wear eye patches for 12 hours.

Source: NYTimes

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30 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Might Secretly Be Written in Iambic Pentameter, You’d Never Know

Dolly Parton

CRACKED olly PParton COM Has written over 3000 songs Has made 46 solo studio albums in the last 52 years Has written two autobiographies, two children

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