15 Facts To Keep Us Entertained All Night Long
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"I don't give a rip how you end up," the sheriff threatened, "but you have to sell me that horse." The cowboy murmured grimly, and looked around the saloon, which was large but very crowded with tables and chairs, and a long bar along one side, and a number of small rooms behind it.
"Fine ... take the horse," the cowboy sighed in exasperation, "and his harness. I guess I'll see if there's a carriage that can take me out of town …. "
The sheriff gave a satisfied grunt, then said, "So, how much do you want for him?"
"I want you to tell me the fifteen facts you've never told anyone," the cowboy nodded slowly.
The sheriff flinched and nearly stumbled, as if slapped across the face. He'd never revealed them to a living soul, but knew he had no choice, and with a quiver in his voice began reciting these facts:
Shrek potentially lights the menorah.
![Shrek is very likely Jewish. William Steig, the author who created Shrek, was the child of Jewish immigrants, the name Shrek is a version of the Yiddish word for terror, and in the book, Shrek has a Jewish mother, and many of the story's subplots have parallels in Jewish scripture.OM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/3/835843.jpg)
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One song from “Encanto” was recorded between birth contractions.
![Stephanie Beatriz recorded a song for Encanto while in labor. Beatriz was experiencing contractions and decided to go ahead with the session anyway, hoping that she could finish the song before the baby comes! CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/9/835839.jpg)
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Mr. Burns has an interesting inspiration.
![Mr. Burns is a hodge-podge of famous old guys, and a bug. Mr. Burns was based on John D Rockefeller, and a combination of a praying mantis and the former head of Fox broadcasting, Barry Diller. Harry Shearer based the voice on Mr. Potter from It's A Wonderful Life, and former president Ronald Reagan.com](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/2/835842.jpg)
Chucky could have been voiced by Jessice Walters.
![Jessica Walter was the original voice of Chucky. Inspired by The Exorcist, Tom Holland (not that one) decided to get his own veteran actress to voice the evil doll in his new film, Child's Play. Walters recorded lines for the entire film, but test audiences hated it and called Chucky gay.OM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/0/835840.jpg)
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Hank from “Breaking Bad” is making money by talking like a Twitch streamer.
![Dean Norris has recorded a ton of videos of his Breaking Bad character talking like a teen gamer. Не recorded a Cameo message in which Hank tells Walt he's been acting kinda sus lately, which lead to more paid videos about anime waifus, hentai, and V-Tubers. All of this culminated in Norris agreeing to setting up a meth shop in Minecraft with a YouTuber. OM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/1/835841.jpg)
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Adam West voiced the grim version of Batman, briefly.
![Adam West gave life to Frank Miller's take on Batman. In an obscure documentary for PBS in 2013, West reads 20 seconds' worth of narration from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, the ultra-violent Batman miniseries that is about as different from West's live action Batman as you can get.0M](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/7/835837.jpg)
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“Scott Pilgrim” could have ended much darker.
![There was supposed to be a joke ending to Scott Pilgrim that revealed he was a serial killer: UEL UP! الله IT-2 ITS ٠4 .Ц During filming, director Edgar Wright planned to shoot an alternate ending that would reveal all this weird stuff is just Scott's fantasy. In reality, he simply murdered all of Ramona's exes in cold blood. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/8/835838.jpg)
One man must watch “The Simpsons” in case they get more stuff right about the future.
![There is a guy who is paid to watch The Simpsons. Alexander Townley is paid by an online casino to watch the cartoon and find any hints of the show predicting the future. I have to sit with a notepad and pen and have to write every little detail down, even the opening credits with the chalkboard sequence and couch gag, he says.00M](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/6/835836.jpg)
Larry David wrote “The Contest” from experience.
![The Seinfeld episode The Contest comes from Larry David's real test of endurance. In a 1999 interview with Conan O'Brien, Larry revealed that he actually took part in a similar contest with some friends in real life, and was the master of his domain. But I was weakening in the last couple of days, he admits. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/5/835835.jpg)
Bees escaped a truck during a traffic jam.
![Bees escaped a truck carrying hives during a long traffic jam. The bees, probably annoyed by the car fumes, flew out of their beehives which happened to not be closed properly. Although the insects swarmed cars in the traffic near the Buckman Bridge in Orange Park, Florida, no stings were reported.om](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/4/835834.jpg)
Terrence Howard has opinions of math.
![Terrence Howard believes the media is lying to you about... elementary school math. Howard was studying chemical engineering at New York's Pratt Institute when he had a disagreement with a professor over 1 x 1. Howard strongly believes that one times one equals two, and the media is lying to you about it equaling one.0M](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/3/835833.jpg)
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“The Walking Dead” was supposed to end with aliens.
![The Walking Dead was sold on a fake plot twist. The original comic book's author pitched the series by claiming aliens unleashed the zombies, and it would become a humans vs. aliens sci-fi story. Sadly, he never intended to really take the story that route. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/2/835832.jpg)
Mario punches Yoshi to get him to lick stuff.
![Mario really is punching Yoshi to get him to stick his tongue out. M Despite Nintendo trying to erase history, one of Super Mario World's devs revealed that Mario was originally meant to be punching poor Yoshi in the head in order to get him to shoot his tongue out. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/0/835830.jpg)
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Elementary, my hunky Watson.
![Watson from Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be hot. In the story The Retired Colourman, Holmes specifically mentions Watson's natural advantages that would allow him to basically hook up with whoever he likes, from the girl at the post-office to the wife of the greengrocer..om](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/9/835829.jpg)
'Sherlock Homes' Watson Is (Canonically) Supposed To Be Stupid Hot
“Batman v Predator v Aliens” was a real thing.
![A Batman/Alien/Predator fan film was shown at Comic Con in 2003. Batman: Dead End features the caped crusader facing off against the Joker, who is snatched by a Xenomorph. Before Batman meets a similar end, he is saved by, and then must now battle, the Predator. Batman wins but more Predators AND Aliens show ир.ом](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/1/835831.jpg)
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