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30 Pop Culture Secrets (We Almost Missed)

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

December 01, 2021

30 Pop Culture Secrets (We Almost Missed)

What is Pop Culture? It's hard to say. But, one could argue that pop culture is a constantly evolving and ever-changing collection of ideas, images, sounds, and objects that are popular with the masses at any given time. It's a term that can be used to describe everything from the latest fashion trend to the most popular song on the radio. In other words, pop culture is what everyone is talking about and what everyone is into. And it's always changing. So, if you're wondering what all the hype is about and want to know more about pop culture, you've come to the right place!

We all know about the popular culture references that we catch – like hidden jokes in movies or sly lyrics in songs. But sometimes, there are secrets in pop culture that we almost miss entirely. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the most subtle and obscure pop culture references out there. So sit back, relax, and get ready to have your mind blown!

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HALO INFINITE There's a big ol' sandwich hiding in a small cubby on Highpower. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TESLA HAS A MONTY PYTHON EASTER EGG. ROC AM SPE P DAS Centrelle .... 21sm - - Lipto - - - - - Pento - MOCKY JL 70 L If you change the name of a Tesla car on the app to one of the characters in the MontyVerse, a giant foot appears and stomps on the screen. Oh, and there's also a fart noise. It's the same foot that appears during the intro credits for Monty Python's Flying Circus TV show. CRACKED.COM — Drive

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LOKI When Loki crashes in the Mongolian desert in episode one, it's a callback to Tony crashing in the desert following his escape in Iron Man. CRACKED.COM — Buzzfeed

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The ASSASSIN'S CReeD Easter egg that's killing players in FAR CRY 6. In Assassin's Creed, players sometimes perform the leap of faith move from high-up structures and fall into a bale of hay while an eagle gives a screech. In Far Cry 6, there's a structure that's been tricking people to do the same, what with the hay below and the uncanny eagle screech. Only, it doesn't end happily like in AC. CRACKED.COM — Kotaku

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GET OUT The name Armitage connects the movie to H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror, a novella about race mixing. CRACKED.COM — Looper

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Give us a song, Gurney. In Dune, this is what Paul tells Josh Brolin's Gurney to get out of a knife fight with him. In the book-and what Part 1 left out - Gurney Halleck plays the baliset, a fictional instrument that's a cross between a sitar and a mandolin. Scenes with Gurney holding the instrument were filmed but ultimately cut. CRACKED.COM — Den of Geek

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THE LAST OF US Easter egg in the prologue that everybody missed. It took seven years for people to discover that, after completing a series of specific and somewhat convoluted actions, a cordyceps-infected ant will appear on Joel's TV screen. GRACKED.COM — Source

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The highest floor of the Empire State Building is reserved for a chosen few. The 103rd floor, which is so secret it's usually not listed, is only open to the rich and/or famous. It's a small observatory with 360-degree views. Almost no sounds reach it, so there's near-total silence. CRACKED.COM — 17 Unknown Secrets In Well-Known Landmarks

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THE AARON SORKIN RUNNING JOKE IN THE TRIAL OF CHICAGO 7. First used in The West Wing and now in the 2020 film, Sorkin's joke goes like this: Why do they only eat one egg for breakfast in France? Because in France, one egg is un oeuf. (Un oeuf means one egg, and it kind of sounds like enough.) - - CRACKED.COM — Decider

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CRACKED.COM COWBOY ВЕВОР The show's props and weapons master Nick Komornicki revealed that Han Solo's blaster is hiding somewhere on the Bebop. Fans are trying hard to spot the Star Wars Easter egg. — CBR

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COWBOY ВЕВОР Spike Spiegel's fighting style incorporates Bruce Lee's philosophies, and water analogies are often used to describe the fluidity. The silver buttons on Spiegel's jacket contain the Kanji symbol for water. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THERE'S A NOD TO CITIZEN KANE IN JOKER. The End At the end of the film, the words The End appear on the screen in the exact same way as it does in the iconic 1941 film. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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THE CABIN IN THE Wooos The caged underground monsters include a bunch of characters from the game Left 4 Dead. The Easter egg was added because there were plans to have a tie-in between the game and the movie, but then MGM went out of business. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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The tension between Kro and Thena in Eternals hints at the comics. CRACKED.COM SECONO AA In the comics the two are soulmates AND with an on-off relationship. They even had twins at one point. — Vulture

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Leatherface is hiding in the poster for the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE The film is said to be a direct sequel to the original. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Disney World is hiding an abandoned island. Disney used it as a wildlife observatory, but shut it down in 1999 when they opened Animal Kingdom and moved all the animals there. Today, it's an overgrown jungle of empty animal cages, ruled by vultures (the actual kind, not the cartoon Disney kind). CRACKED.COM — 17 Unknown Secrets In Well-Known Landmarks

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ALL THE COSTUME NODS TO FAMOUS MOVIES IN PALM SPRINGS. Andy Samberg's character Nyles' red Hawaiian shirt is a nod to the one Leonardo DiCaprio wears in Romeo + Juliet, and the nudie suit that Trevor wears is a nod to Punch-Drunk Love. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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executive producer kevin feige CRACKED.COM HAWKEYE The opening titles honor the comic book- from the colors to the font to the geometric shapes of David Aja's original illustrated work. hawkeye — Screen Rant

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CHUCKY Chucky hiding in the toilet is a shout-out to the 1985 comedy-horror, Ghoulies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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JAMES GUNN ADDED A HOMAGE TO HIS LATE DOG IN THE SUICIDE SQUAD. TABACOS EXQUISITOS TM NITROS THR WESLBY ION SPEARS PARA PERSONAS DE GUSTO During the filming of the movie, production was put on hold so Gunn could have time to say goodbye to his dog. Some cigars seen in the movie are branded Dr. Wesley Von Spears, one of the nicknames for his dog Wes. The dog also has a cameo in the foster home near the end of the movie. CRACKED.COM — Comic Book

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THE MASS EFFECT 3 NOD TO NASA By following a specific path through the solar panels at the start of the Mars mission, players can see a small rover driving up to them and giving a little nod. It's a reference to the Mars rover programme. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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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 — James Gunn on Twitter

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