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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Are Like the Mount Rushmore of Facts, In That Their Importance Is Vastly Overstated

June 08, 2025

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Ali Wong

CRACKED Ali Wong leaned heavily into cultural diplomacy. She was an Asian-American major at the University of California who graduated summa cum laude, and studied as a Fulbright Scholar in Vietnam before ever trying stand-up. — Source

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Paul R. Williams

Paul R. Williams was an architect who designed for Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. Не learned to draw upside down because many white clients weren't comfortable sitting next to a Black man. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sesame Street

GRACKED ALEC BALDWIN WAS ONLY NICE TO KIDS WHEN THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING. In 2007, Baldwin appeared on Sesame Street to educate kids about tricycles. Months later, a tape of him verbally abusing his 11-year-old daughter surfaced. — Salon / ABC

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Hugh Hefner

CRACKED HUGH HEFNER WANTED TO CREEP ON MARILYN MONROE FOR ALL TIME. Hefner wanted to be buried next to Marilyn, so in 1992 he bought the grave next to hers in an L.A. cemetery. — Luke Ford/Wiki Commons,
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Poltergeist

STRANGER THINGS INSPIRATIONS POLTERGEIST JoBeth Williams did the mud scene like a pro - only to later find out those were actual human skeletons, not props. The FX artists got medical skeletons and dressed them up to look gross. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Nostalgic Facts About the Movies That Inspired 'Stranger Things'

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Arya Stark

CRACKED.COM GAME OF THRONES MAISIE WILLIAMS INSISTED ON PLAYING ARYA AS A LEFTY. 12-year-old Williams was very concerned about annoying book fans who get really upset about the most trivial things, so she put in the extra effort of training with her left hand to make Arya faithful to the books, even though she is right-handed. — Express

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Godzilla

An American B-movie inspired Godzilla. The movie was The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, about an ancient dinosaur awoken by a nuclear explosion who heads towards New York City -- Japanese producer Tomoyuki Tanaka just mashed that up with then-current hydrogen bomb testing in the Bikini Atoll, creating Godzilla. CRACKED.COM — FilmSchoolRejects

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Deadpool 2

This screen is from a Deadpool 2 trailer. Production DesD DAVID SCHEUNEMANN Nice Juzgs! This one's from the credits. That painting looked like surprise character Juggernaut, and the credits gag acknowledged the hint. Promos otherwise kept Juggernaut secret, even editing lyrics on the soundtrack release to avoid spoiling his appearance. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Movie And TV Brilliant Foreshadowing Moments (That Get Missed)

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Garfield

That car window Garfield was a mistake. Not just in the obvious sense - the product wasn't supposed to be like that. Jim Davis' idea was to put velcro on the toy's paws to hang it on curtains, but the manufacturer used suction cups instead. Still, no one thought people would stick it to car windows. — More: The '80s Garfield Craze Was Due To A Dumb Toy Mistake

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The Good Place

TELL US NOW. THE GOOD PLACE Steph G. describes, It didn't trY to go on for as many seasons as it could. Each season was perfect and the ending was both heartwarming and tear-wrenching.

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Monsters, Inc.

ONSTERS, INC. Roz's line I'm watching you, CRACKED.COM Wazowski. Always watching cleverly foreshadows the fact that she's the head of Monstropolis'

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Darth Vader

Jedi ends with a satisfying boom and the redemption of Vader. It was almost a lot darker. In the original script, Han Solo is killed while trying to d

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Susan Sarandon

celebrity Hobbies susan sarandon will school you at ping pong. The Oscar winner is a huge fan, as it's a game that people of any size, age, or gender can play competitively against one another. She even s a program that brings ping pong tables to underprivileged schools. CRACKED.COM

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Frank the Tank

CRACKED THE MAGIC HOCKEY STICK. OLD SCHOOL @nicarlei UKETC ERVEZ CIPICE PACIFICO In Mitch's new house, Frank the Tank accidentally smashes some glassware with the blade of a hockey stick. In the same swinging motion, the stick magically flips to the butt end.

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Mortal Kombat

Awful CGI MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION The Animality scene by the end of the Mortal Kombat sequel is an eye-scratching sight to look at. And before anybody defends it, allow us to remind you that in 1997 we had stuff like The Lost World and Men in Black, so CGI was doing pretty well back then. Oh, and that Annihilation had a $30 million budget. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Iron Man 3

The ficus plant that shows up at the start of Iron Man 3 is a nod to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, also starring Robert Downey Jr. (it was his idea). CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Living Color

IN LIVING COLOR CRACKED In Living Color was an Emmy-winning sketch-comedy show on FOX for 5 seasons. It launched stars like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez. — Source

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Norman Rockwell

Don Trachte Jr. forged a Norman Rockwell painting to keep his wife from getting it in their Second THE ORIGINAL divorce. The forged version of Breaking Home Ties hung in a museum until Trachte died, when his sons found the original behind a false wall in his THE FORGERY home. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog has a shout-out to Apocalypse Now. It's when Dr. Robotnik uses a piece of metal to shave his head -- that's a nod to Colonel Kurtz. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Jurassic World

CRACKED CHRIS PRATT AND BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD Chris Pratt offered to help Bryce Dallas Howard get the same amount of money for the Jurassic World trilogy and related things like video games and theme park rides. INAL THE AMINAL prime video T — Collider / Hollywood Reporter

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Principal Skinner

Sitcom character arcs THE SIMPSONS DEVASTATING PRINCIPAL SKINNER was ruined in one episode. Revealing that Skinner is former bad boy Armin Tamzarian in Season 9 showed that The Simpsons could cast aside good character arcs, and has been pinpointed as the end of its golden era. CRACKED — 20th Century Studios

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Matt Smith

CRACKED MATT SMITH'S SOCCER INJURY OPENED THE DOOR TO AN ACTING CAREER. Matt Smith suffered from spondylosis, and his club released him. His drama teacher gave him one more chance to act, which changed the course of his life. Now Matt gets the same sense of freedom as he did playing soccer. — BBC

18

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston lip-synced her 1991 Super Bowl rendition of the U.S. National Anthem. The performance is fre- quently considered one of the best anthems in history but her micro- phone was turned off and a pre-recorded ver- sion was played. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — ABC

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Charlie Sheen

Fourth of July Movies Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone apparently forgot he had cast Charlie Sheen. According to Sheen, Stone directly offered the lead role to him while shooting Platoon. Sheen wasn't happy when he found out (through his brother Emilio Estevez) that Tom Cruise had the part. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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A Song of Ice and Fire

CRACKED.COM A Song of Ice and Fire Sam Tarly is a pacific nerd like George R. R. Martin. Martin has said that he resembles Sam way more than any other character in his saga. Tyrion might be who I want to be, but Sam is probably closer to who | actually am. The fat kid who likes to read books and doesn't like to go up a lot of stairs. — Polygon

15

Jaws

If you love (or hate) summer blockbusters, you can thank Jaws for it. Before Jaws got released, summer was considered a dead period for movie releases - and Jaws was the first ever summer blockbuster. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Fight Club

... TELL US NOW. FIGHT CLUB Justin C. points out, There's already been two comic book sequels, so might as well adapt them in movie form. CRACKED.COM

13

Office Space

Ass-clown was added to Webster's. OOLS the gster CRACKED.COM The dictionary credits Mike Judge with coining the phrase, but it was actually ad-libbed by David Herman. — Screenrant

12

Offset

Rapper Offset got an $8,000 car seat for his and Cardi B's two-year-old. It's a custom seat for a Rolls Royce (what else, of course?) and, in an Insta caption, he said I bet it has peanut butter and jelly on it in 1 week. CRACKED.COM — Source: ET Online

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Old School

TODD PHILLIPS ATTENDS AN ORGY IN OLD SCHOOL. CRACKEDG COM The future Academy Award-nominated director appears as the guy looking for a gangbang at the beginning of his breakout movie. — YouTube

10

Aliens

Aliens (1986) The Alien Queen was originally going to be stop motion. Due to time constraints, they had to build the biggest marionette in motion picture history using rod puppets, hydraulics, radio controls, and wires. Miniatures of the queen and Ripley in the Power Loader were also used during the — Film School Rejects

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Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell succumbed to Vice. 2006's Miami Vice failed to impress critics or moviegoers on many fronts. But Farrell notes that his drug and alcohol addictions didn't help matters: I didn't like it SO much... and I accept a good bit of the responsibility. I just completely fell to — Source: Miami New Times

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Miley Cyrus

MILEY CYRUS learned to imitate herself 1664 CRACKED CON Miley is a fan of Vanessa Bayer's impression. She's always been so great about it! says Bayer. In fact, this last time she hosted, we had to talk 'as Mileys' in unison, and I actually gave her a couple tips on how to — Yahoo

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Mount Everest

Green Boots He's one of many morbid trailmarkers along the approach to the summit of Mount Everest. His signature bright green boots have led to his p

6

Willy Wonka

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Are Like the Mount Rushmore of Facts, In That Their Importance Is Vastly Overstated

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Drew Carey

BEFORE HE WAS EVERYONE'S SECOND FAVORITE THE PRICE IS RIGHT HOST... RCY FOF NIMALS M DREW CAREY WAS A TOUGH-AS-NAILS MARINE RESERVIST. CRACKED

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No Time to Die

CRACKEDCON COM To prevent any leaks about the ending of No Time to Die, the crew filmed three different versions of it. Not even Daniel Craig knows wh

3

You Only Live Twice

YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE 007 In the movie: In the book: The villain's lair The villain's lair is a is a volcano. castle where people It ends with pay to co

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Rory McCann

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Are Like the Mount Rushmore of Facts, In That Their Importance Is Vastly Overstated

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Star Wars

O i XGX WITH CREATURES OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES, AND BODY TYPES... WHAT DOES THE BATHROOM LOOK LIKE IN THE CANTINA? MTAH XY A ZW

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