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15 Pop Culture Nuggets Of Knowledge To Kick Off Your Day

“Malignant:” Come for the insane plot twist, stay for that ridiculous chair throw.

15 Pop Culture Nuggets Of Knowledge To Kick Off Your Day

October 11, 2021

Of course a movie starring Samuel L. Jackson will reference another movie starring Samuel L. Jackson. Them’s the rules. Check out this list of some pop culture trivia you didn’t even know you needed.

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THE TWIST OF THE OLD MAN WAS HINTED AT THROUGHOUT SQUID GAME 001 But one sneaky reveal happened when the policeman who infiltrated the game facility looked at the records book where the players' profiles started not at 001, but 002. CRACKED.COM — Source: Newsweek

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MALIGNANT GIVES AWAY ITS ENTIRE PLOT IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES We, uh, won't spoil it for you, but if you pay attention during the opening credits, there are slides that literally broadcast the twist. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mashable

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THE BOOK WAS A SMASH AND BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY The REAL ACCOUNTING OF OUR Life CAREERS. to THE PUBLIC Secret IT Superheal BECAME THE TRUTH. of a THE UNDER HOOD Today Only! Meet HOOD HOLLIS MASON SALE NOW! The Original Nite Owl! ON THE BOOK IN ROLLS MANON THE UNDER THE )HOOD THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN WATCHMEN UNDER THE NOOD The book he's reading is called Under the Hood. In the comic book, Under the Hood was the name of the autobiography of Hollis T. Mason, also known as the Nite Owl. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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THE ORACLE'S COSTUME IN THe MATRIK IS A REFERENCE TO A MICHELANGELO PAINTING It's of Michelangelo's Delphic Sibyl, a Greek oracular figure who wears the same colors the Oracle does. CRACKED.COM — Source: Michelangelo.net

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The Suicide SQUAD There's a small TV in the prison scene that's screening The Toxic Avenger in the background. CRACKED.COM — Source: James Gunn on Twitter

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The LAST JeDI HAS AN EASTER EGG OF AN OBSCURE TEXT-BASED '70S GAME Zork was a kind of Choose Your Own Adventure computer game that came out in 1977, and in 1986 the trilogy games were packaged and released along with a Zorkmid coin used in the game's fictional empire. Rian Johnson kept his coin and it makes an appearance when Beniclo del Toro's DJ discovers a bunch of casino coins and chips. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Wrap

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LOKI 1282 MARVEL COMICS GROUP HAS AN THOR THE EASTER EGG TEMPUS TO A THOR COMIC BOOK When Loki looks out the window at the TVA, there's a tower bearing the number T-282. It's a reference to Thor #282 that features the first appearance of the Time Keepers. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Marvel, Game Rant

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The Incredibles The movie pays homage to Die Hard with a Vengeance during the scene where Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) is being held at gunpoint by a policeman. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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Joher There's a painting in Arthur Fleck's living room that also appeared in Batman (1989). CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

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THE EASTER EGG IN THE POSTER FOR MURDER on THe Orient Express LVERYON (2017) 85/ SPECT A poster featuring Josh Gad's MacQueen hides a phone number that provides callers with a message containing a secret password to unlock a digital version of MacQueen's calling card on the movie's website. LARALOS CRACKED.COM — Source: WhatCulture

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DR. No HOMAGES IN No Time TO Die The opening title sequence starts off with the same colored circle design of the first James Bond movie, and Safin's villain lair on a remote island is another callback to the very first bigscreen Bond villain. CRACKED.COM — Source: Digital Spy

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THE TRAILER FOR ETERNALS MIGHT HINT AT A FORESHADOWING BY THOR IN Avengers: Age OF UL TRON In Age of UltronThor has a vision of some mass from space hitting Earth, saying that it felt like whirlpool that sucks in all hope of life. It was a reference and foreshadowing of Ultron, Thanos, and the Infinity Stones, but many now think that it might also be a reference to the Deviants' arrival on Earth. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Independent

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DEATHLOOP HAS A SOUND HOMAGE TO TOMB RAIDER In the game a distinct musical cue is triggered whenever a player discovers a secret area. The music is in a different key, but other than that it's the very same cue used in the very same way in the Lara Croft game. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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IT CHAPTER Two A Tom and Jerry episode plays in the asylum showing the duo chasing a piece of steak that...floats down the drain on the side of the road. CRACKED.COM — Source: Film Easter Eggs on Twitter

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HALLOWEENTOWN AND THE EASTER EGG EVERYONE MISSED Kimberly J. Brown who played Marnie recently revealed that everyone seemed to miss drawings of her character from the Halloweentown book that was hung as posters in Marnie's room. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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