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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Mimed to Us by Our Accomplice From Across the Room

June 02, 2025

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Hellboy II

IN HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, HELLBOY DISPOSES OF MONSTERS INSIDE AN AUCTION HOUSE. ISR The reporter interviewing Tom Manning outside the auction house is Ron Perlman's daughter, Blake Perlman. CRACKED.COM

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Harsh Realm

Forgotten Sci-Fi and Horror Shows SANTIAGO 1999-2000 Harsh Realm Back when The X-Files ruled pop culture, Harsh Realm disabused us of the notion that Chris Carter could do no wrong. The show was dark, violent, heavily mythology-driven-and ultimately so confusing that audiences just tuned off. CRACKED.COM

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Big Brother

The contestants of Big Brother weren't told about the 9/11 attacks when they happened. BIG BROTHER DINNIN CRACKED.COM The show had a policy of keeping the contestants in total information isolation. They had to change the policy after one of the cast's family was lost at Ground Zero. — Source

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Bruce Springsteen

In 1963, Bruce Springsteen bought his first guitar for $18. His signature, one-of-a-kind guitar is insured for $1 million to $5 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steven Spielberg

Hollywood Rumors and Myths Did Steven Spielberg direct Poltergeist? It has been widely accepted that Poltergeist is more Spielberg's movie than Tobe Hooper's. This is largely due to the fact that it feels like a classic Amblin picture, which is attributed to Spielberg's editor at the time, Michael Kahn. CRACKED — MGM

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Eminem

Eminem CRACKED.COM Eminem allowed Yankovic to re- cord a parody of Lose Yourself but asked him not to make a mu- sic video, fearing that it would change kids' visual perception on what that image was. Yes, the image of Eminem vomiting in a filthy public restroom. — E

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Jurassic World

WHY EXACTLY DO CLAIRE AND OWEN END UP TOGETHER? JURASSIC WORLD CRACKED.COM At the beginning of the film we find out Claire and Owen went out on one date, but it was a failure because the two couldn't stand each other. Claire is a control freak and a workaholic, while Owen is the complete opposite. Despite not liking each other one bit, and arguing throughout the film, they still end up together, FOR SOME REASON. — 20 Onscreen Relationships That Should Never Have Existed

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The Joker

The Joker licks his lips based on practicality THE DARK KNIGHT The Joker's tic was started because Heath Ledger licked his lips to help keep the scar prosthetics on. It eventually became part of the character. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenRant

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Gollum

Some of Gollum's spit in the Lord of The Rings movies is actually Andy Serkis' own spit. Gollum sometimes spits when he's talking excitedly, and they — Source: FilmSchoolRejects

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Deadpool 2

In Deadpool 2, the X-Force would originally get blown up by landing on a minefield. The filmmakers couldn't come up with a good reason for the plane f — Source: Film School Rejects

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28 Days Later

In 28 Days Later, Murphy wanders through a totally empty London. That wasn't a set. It was actually London. The filmmakers got the scene by shooting i

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Tomorrowland

The composer of Tomorrowland's score is operating the It's a Small World ride during the 1964 World's Fair scene. Most people who visit the famous a

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Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury wrote Crazy Little Thing Called Love in ten minutes on a guitar despite only knowing a few chords. CRACKED COM — Source

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A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga's and Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born is the fourth rendition of the story. The first one was filmed way back in 1937. CRACKED COM — Source

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Edgar Wright

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Stand By Me

STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS STAND BY ME According to Kiefer Sutherland, production had to be shut down for two days after Jerry O'Connell snuck into a hippy fair and unknowingly bought some funny cookies. They found him lost and crying in a park. CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Malkovich

CRACKED.COM 09 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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La La Land

The massive, 25-pound apple pie in La La Land has kind of a weird inspiration. Ryan Gosling brought a 25-pound apple pie to a dinner party in real life, and that inspired the massive pie stuck in the oven during Mia and Sebastian's dinner. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Brave Little Toaster

Adult Jokes in Children's Entertainment Cybersex I feel something happening inside me, a computer screams, and I can't keep it to myself any longer! Then it orgasmically spurts thick, white paper sheets from the printer. The Brave Little Toaster CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins's snow globe was found on a janitor's shelf. CRACKED.COM The orb in which Julie Andrews kept her tiny live birds trapped wasn't recognized until it was noticed by a Disney archivist -- the janitor found it in the garbage and just thought it was neat. — Source

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Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck taught a generation the wrong definition of nimrod. DUCK When Daffy sarcastically calls the inept hunter Elmer Fudd Nimrod, he is referencing a person in the Bible who was said to have been a mighty hunter before the Lord, thus turning the name into a mocking insult. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spice Girls

Spice Girls' Wannabe is the catchiest pop song A year-long study done in 2014 showed that people recognized the song in an average of 2.3 seconds, compared to 5 seconds for other hit songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Bay

Low-Effort Pop Culture Transformers: Dark of the Moon Michael Bay used footage from The Island twice in the movie. This was because of an accident on set that left an extra injured, and the money saved was given to her to help pay for medical expenses. CRACKED — Paramount Pictures,
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Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow' 's head was made, but not used. Fincher chose not to use the dummy head made by the FX crew and just rely on Morgan Freeman's reaction. Nevertheless, we have seen that head. In 2011, it was used for the autopsy of Paltrow's character in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion. SSEEEN CRACKED.COM — WhatCulture

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Watching Ellie

Milestone Steve Carell Performances Watching Ellie Edgar When Julia Louis-Dreyfus was between her Seinfeld and Veep eras, she had this sitcom featuring Carell as the male lead. It was a blink- and-you-miss-it show, but would beef up his experience doing lead roles in scripted shows. CRACKED.COM — Pilot on YouTube

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Game of Thrones

CRACKED.COM IN THE TV SERIES, GAME OF THRONES GAME OF THRONES CATELYN STARK DIÉS, AND STAYS DEAD. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN IN THE NOVEL, A STORM A STORM OF SWORDS, SHE IS OF SWORDS BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE AS A REVENGE ZOMBIE! — Source: 24 Adaptations That Ignored The Source Material

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Sonny Rollins

There's virtually no substitute for SONNY ROLLINS GRACKED.COM Lisa is furious that a record label is promoting concerts featuring a holographic Bleeding Gums Murphy. Sonny Rollins shows up to assure Lisa that holograms are the simply the next wave of entertainment. Of course he'd say that--Sonny's a hologram too. — Jazzline

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Gordon Jump

MAYTAG MAN RENTALS- MAYTAG CRACKED.COM Gordon Jump, one of several Maytag Men over the years, starred as Arthur Carlson on WKRP in Cincinnati. Не also played the World's Creepiest Bike Shop Owner on a very special episode of Diff'rent Strokes. — Source: 10 TV Commercial Superstars' Surprising Roles

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Doctor Sleep

DOCTOR SLeep Abra's toys in her room spell out Hat, indicating the coming of her foe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Shawshank Redemption

THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Andy is telling Red where he wants to go after getting out of prison. Red says: These are just shitty pipe dreams. Andy ends up escaping through literal shitty pipes. CRACKED.COM — Source: 30 Ace Instances Of Movie And TV Foreshadowing

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Sia

Sia was conned into being in an adulterous relationship with Shia LaBeouf. That's how she described what happened, adding that she was hurt emotionally by LaBeouf, who she says is a pathological liar. CRACKED.COM

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Claire Danes

ROMEO + JULIET Claire Danes was cast as Juliet thanks to her role in My So-Called Life. Luhrmann didn't know who to cast, until someone told him about Danes in the show. After watching it, they brought her in for a couple of workshops, and everyone was simpressed by her — SF Gate

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Teen Wolf

Danny Mahealani TEEN WOLF This Teen Wolf character's last name, Mahealani, is Hawaiian for full moon. Another Hawaiian television character whose name has a secret meaning: Johnny Tsunami's last name is actually a reference to his love for waves. — Source: BuzzFeed

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Blade Runner

Blade Runner is dark to hide that it wasn't shot in a real city. The rain and the darkness aren't there just for the atmosphere- they also conceal tha — More: 5 Iconic Details Of Beloved Films (That Came From Being Broke)

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Gerald Butler

GERARD BUTLER apologized to the people of Ireland. GeS BUTLER SWANK L loveyou In a 2009 interview, Butler itted he butchered the Irish accent in P. — YouTube

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Ben Affleck

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The Powerpuff Girls

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Boy Meets World

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Mimed to Us by Our Accomplice From Across the Room

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Melissa McCarthy

These two McCarthys seem to have nothing in common. JENNY MCCARTHY AND MELISSA MECARTHY But they're actually family. Even though they share a common l

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The Walking Dead

THEPROTAGONISTSIN THE WALKINGDEADARE SURPRISED BY CANNIBALS, In THE CITY OF TERmInUS. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE Been. Just five episodes before, Michonn

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