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June 07, 2025

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Peggy Sue Got Married

TIME TRAVEL MOVIES PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED NICOLAS CAGE DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE MOVIE. Не told director Francis Ford Coppola (his uncle) he'd only do it if he could talk like Pokey from The Gumby Show. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spider-Man 3

spider-Man 3 didn't actually sink the franchise. We're not saying that Spider-Man 3 was actually good - but it was a huge box office hit (even bigger than its predecessors by some metrics). A fourth movie was underway when Sony chose to reboot the franchise instead. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russell Crowe

Hollywood feuds RUSSELL CROWE VS A GLADIATOR PRODUCER While filming Gladiator, Crowe allegedly threatened seasoned producer Branko Lustig, and said that he would kill him with his bare hands, because he was annoying the hell out of him. CRACKED — Source

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Comic Sans

CRACKED.COM THE CREATOR OF COMIC SANS DOESN'T LIKE TS ITS USE AS A TYPEFACE. TUITION CUTDA UEID arning pport Learning and Ge ntre 208 Vincent Connare created the font specifically for Microsoft Bob, a widely-despised 1995 interface that was meant to TUITIO make Windows more REVISIO -friendly, and for use in TRA NIN MEETIN apps for kids. ROOMS — Source

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Sharknado

Sharks Movies & TV Sharknado The movie was shot in 18 days. As it was a very low-budget movie, Sharknado had a little over two weeks to get principal photography. No one could predict it'd become a cult hit. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Facts About Sharks in Movies & TV To Sink Our Teeth Into

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Aliens

CRACKED.COM corporal Hicks was replaced because of drugs. Hicks is the only Marine left alive when Aliens ends, but his original actor didn't make it to the end of shooting. James Remar was fired over a drug arrest. Michael Biehn was flown in overnight, and was the only actor who didn't get to customize his military gear. — Source: 12 Last Second Casting Changes (For The Better)

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The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid's Tale It has won a ton of awards. It was the first streaming show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. It also has a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama, as well as Producers Guild of America Awards, Art Directors Guild Awards, and, like, more than we can mention. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Pete

CRACKED.COM Pete не was a bear. Не only became a cat when he met Steamboat Willie. Since then he's gone to look more like a dog, as Goofy's friend. — Source: Disney Wiki

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Lucy Lawless

Battlestar Galactica Lucy Lawless turned down the part of Ellen Tigh. Lawless was the first choice for the character, but she went, I don't play anyone's wife. That's boring. She was much more excited later, when she was offered to play a Cylon. — Source: Toronto Star

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Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig CRACKED COM Playing James Bond makes Daniel Craig feel like he's stuck in some elaborate, evil trap, with chains and lasers and stuff: I've been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it, but they won't let me go. — Source: Daily Mail

30

David Lynch

David Lynch created a nightclub in Paris. It's called Silencioc- inspired, of course, by Mulholland Drive's Club Silencio. Lynch designed everything from the toilet bowls down to the level of saltiness of the peanuts in the bar. — Source: The Guardian

29

Kick-Ass 2

JIM CARREY KICK-ASS 2 CRAGKEDCOM Carrey filmed the ultra-violent Kick-Ass sequel - and then Sandy Hook happened. In all good conscience I cannot supp — Guardian

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Toy Story

In Toy Story, Sid's creations are pretty disturbing. ESPECIALLY SINCE A THERE'S A HOOKER, BOUNCER, AND A ONE-EYED ERECTOR SET. CRACKED COM https llyou

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Sonic

There is a mysterious, human-sized statue of Sonic The Hedgehog sitting in the woods. The Sega World Kadoma theme park in Takao, Japan closed in 2005, and the park auctioned off whatever people could carry away. A homeowner named Mr. Kadeo bought the statue to serve as a landmark guiding visitors to his house from the road. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Rock

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's father descended from Black Loyalists. Escaping Southern plantations following The Revolutionary War, they immigrated to Nova Scotia. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sir Topham Hatt

Rich Jerks Thomas the Thank Engine Sir Topham Hatt His name was changed for American audiences. While the character's name was always Sir Topham Hatt, when the show was released in the U.S. they changed all references to him to this name because OF the Fat Controller seemed unnecessarily hurtful. CRACKED.COM — Source

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28 Days Later

GRACKED.COM 28 Days Later THE ALTERNATE ENDING: Jim sacrifices himself by donating his blood to turn a don't-call-it-zombie normal. So, wait... does that mean the virus could just be defeated with blood transfusions? No wonder Danny Boyle killed this ending. — Source

23

Gnarls Barkley

Gnarls Barkley took their own hit song out of music stores. GRAGKED.COM The band removed their hit single 'Crazy' from stores in 2006 after it remained at the top of the British charts for 9 weeks, so peo- ple would the song fondly and not get sick of it. — Source

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer LOIS DUNCAN I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER CRACKED.COM Author Lois Duncan had zero input on the production, and was horrified to see her beloved characters immediately murdered by some insane fisherman she'd never met. — Source

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Full House

John Stamos kept the couch from Full House. The blue plaid couch at the center of the Tanner family's living room is property of Uncle Jesse himself. In 2020, Stamos shared a snap on Instagram of his toddler standing next to the iconic sitcom prop. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apartment 23

CRACKED APARTMENT 23 The ABC show was originally called The B**ch in Apartment 23, but that clearly didn't last long. They tried Don't Trust the В in Apartment 23, but fully retreated to Apartment 23. — EW / IMDB

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Michael Scott

GRACKED MICHAEL SCOTT Alright, Jim. Your quarterlies look very good. How are things going at the library? THE OFFICE Jim didn't get the library sale, so Michael cockily mugs to the camera like watch the master at work. Не gets the sale but mistakes a woman for a man. A great intro to Michael Scott. — YouTube

18

Star Trek: Voyager

Actors who wrote episodes for their shows Star Trek: Voyager Life Line Robert Picardo The Doctor is sent to the Alpha Quadrant to cure the dying creator of his program, Lewis Zimmerman, but the holographic engineer wants no part of him. Commander Deanna Troi is brought in to help them resolve their differences, but the situation only worsens. CRACKED — Paramount Television

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A.C. Slater

CRACKED.COM saved by the Bell А.С. slater's last name is sanchez. The executive producer wrote Slater as white, but then decided to expanded the casting pool. This was referenced in The College Years, wherein Slater's last name is revealed to be Sanchez - changed by his father to avoid prejudice. — Source: Remezcla

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Lindsay Lohan

While promoting her play Speed-the-Plow, actress Lindsay Lohan claimed that during her community service fulfillment at the L.A. County Morgue she was tasked with handling Whitney Houston's body bag. A Coroner's Office official debunked the story, stating that no one in the probation program would have come into with Houston... And that the late icon was never even in a 'body bag.' CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Lies Celebs Told That People Forget

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The Butterfly Effect

SCRIPT ? In The Butterfly Effect, Ashton Kutcher's character goes momentarily back in time to inflict wounds on his palms in order to convince that he's Jesus or some his a prisoner shit so as to obtain help. The idea is that the wounds simply appear on his palms in front of his cellmate's eyes. Of course, this makes no sense in light of the titular butterfly effect -i.e. altering the past in any small manner affects everything from that point forward, often drastically. Even if he miraculously ended up in the same prison in the same time and place, — Source: 17 Gaping Plot Holes in Famous Movies

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Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams pretended not to be terrified of horses. TO THE WONDER CRACKED.COM She's petrified of and allergic to-horses, but figured she'd just wing it. On day 1 she found herself penned in with 50 wild horses. — Source: 20 Actors Who (May Have) Lied To Get The Part

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Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler CRACKED.com Poehler was Cooper's love interest (at least if anybody asked him in public) Susie. Now she's hosting awards shows and founded comedy titan UCB.

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The Man Show

THE MAN SHOW AKA The Show Kimmel Would Rather You Forgot. The 1999 program was a joyous celebration of chauvinism, complete with monkeys, midgets, and girls bouncing on trampolines. It's no surprise that he had trouble booking female guests when Jimmy Kimmel Live! debuted. GRACKED.COM — The Atlantic

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Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey CRACKED.COM Elizabeth Woolridge Grant went through several names Lizzy Grant, May Jailer, Sparkle Jump Rope Queen - before landing on this one, inspired by 1940's starlet Lana Turner.

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Ted Lasso

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS SUDEIKIS LEARNED ABOUT SOCCER BY PLAYING FIFA. TED LASSO AFIFA21 ADRIA Sudeikis its he knew very little about the sport before doing the show. He says playing the video game with the crew four nights a week helped him get a grasp on it. — EW & inews.com

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College Sports

COLLEGE SPORTS A. Every country loves sports, sure. College sports, though... the U.S. is unique in loving that SO much. In most states, the highest-p — Source: USA Today

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Jada Pinkett Smith

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Recite Like a Rosary in Times of Sorrow — Source: Billboard

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Galaxy Quest

GALAXY QUEST WAS GOING TO BE DIRECTED BY HAROLD RAMIS. Ramis wanted to make the movie a straight spoof, closer to Spaceballs than to the love letter t — More: 5 Bizarrely Different Early Versions Of Beloved Movies

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Broad City

BROAD CITY Abbi and llana's doppelgangers. Two identically-dressed women appear to have been maced, a season after Abbi and llana were.

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TV Firsts

The First Couple to Share a Bed Mary Kay and Johnny got away with sharing a bed- and the first on-screen pregnancy in 1948 -because the titular couple

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Amanda Seyfried

AMANDA SEYFRIED MODELEDFOR A TRILOGYE my mother was never a kid Victoria Martin's mother will never understand hert In 2003, she was the cover girl fo

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Cannibal! The Musical

To get funding for ANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL Matt Stone and Trey Parker shot a three-minute preview, complete with costumes and songs, and, as Parker says,

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Friday the 13th

FRIDAY THE 1TH WAS FILMED TO WELCOME AT A BOY CAMP CRYSTALLAKE SCOUT CAMP. ESTI93S They've ve had SO much trouble with movie fans scaring welcoee thei

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William Shatner

FROM LIVING OUT OF A TRUCK TO A NET WORTH OF $100 MILLION The back-story of William Shatner Back in the 70s when Star Trek series was cancelled, Shatn

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