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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We Left in a Rest Stop Four Hours Ago and Our Dad Says We Can’t Go Back to Get Them

June 08, 2025

There are five musical numbers written for the film Hook floating around out there somewhere.

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The Shawshank Redemption

The sewer escape in The Shawshank Redemption didn't smell foul. It smelled delicious. Since even a committed actor like Tim Robbins won't crawl through actual sh!t, the sludge was created from chocolate syrup and sawdust. Not what most of us would want on a sundae, but it probably still beats prison food. CRACKED.COM — 13 Movie Effects That Were Made Of (Spoiled) Food

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The Airport Romcom Trope

Friends Only You Prem CRACKED.COM Don't worry, if someone loves you just book a flight and they'll chase you to the airport to stop you from leaving them... ...right? She's Outta My League Love Actually

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Shaun of the Dead

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE SUPERMARKET'S NAMED IN SHAUN OF THE DEAD WASN'T A RANDOM CHOICE. It's called Landis - an homage to John Landis, who directed the comedy-horror classic An American Werewolf in London. — Source

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Goldfinger

Asbestos exposure on GOLDFINGER The 1964 James Bond movie used asbestos boards in its set construction. Set painter Ronald Sharp later developed mesothelioma and died at age 59. His widow sued his former employers for compensation. CRACKED — Source

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Bloody Murder

Awful Knock-Offs (2000) Bloody Murder It takes real courage to make a slasher set in a summer camp, and featuring a hockey-masked serial killer, that is not a Friday The 13th entry. And we mean courage, not talent. Talent would at least make the shamelessness fun, interesting, or engaging. But this cowardly flick isn't any of that, instead just being incoherent, boring, and not even bloody. CRACKED.COM — Trailer on YouTube

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Adele and Jennifer Lawrence

celebrity Besties S AWAR 2022 Rolling together in the deep Adele + Jennifer Lawrence The two met at the 2013 Oscars, and have been each other's cheerleader ever since. Adele even spent Thanksgiving with Lawrence, among other holidays. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Celebrity Besties, Bros, and Ride-Or-Dies We Had No Idea About

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Aaron Rogers

Aaron Rodgers saw an orange UFO at night in New Jersey, back in 2005. Two other people saw it, too - it was behind the clouds, he says, so they couldn't fully make it out, but it was large and moving from left to right. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Celebrities Who Swear They Saw UFOs And/Or Aliens

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Malcolm in the Middle

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM MALCOLM'S GENIUS In the first episode Malcolm's family is completely blindsided that he is a genius, with Lois actually thinking his teacher wants to put him in special education. But in malcolms flashbacks he is seen doing advanced robotics and chemistry sets. — Source: Malcolm in the Middle

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The Oscars

In the 1970s, the highest-grossing films for eight out of ten years got an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. But preferences are diverging MARK MICHAEL RACHEL LIEU JON STANLE VC FFALO KEATON McADAMS SCHREIBER SLATTERY TUCC SPOTLIGHT BREAK THE STORY. BREAK THE SILENCE CRACKED.COM In the most recent decade (2008-17) only three of them did. — Source: 22 Hollywood (Revealing) Statistics

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The Departed

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp FACTS JACK NICHOLSON REJECTED THE ROLE AT FIRST. EBE DEPARTED THE Nicholson initially turned down the role of Frank Costello because he felt the role was too small. He signed on after Scorsese decided to expand the role. — New York Magazine

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Shaq and Kobe

Shaq & Kobe CRACKED CO They won 3 championships together, but off the court, they would bicker privately (and publicly) like a couple of cranky toddlers. The Lakers ultimately had to separate them, like a mom who's had it up to here, and shipped Shaq off to Miami.

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eBay

The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer. PA ebay eBay founder Pierre Omidyar disclosed in his listing that it didn't work. Yet, a

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Walk the Line

CRACKED.COM WALK THE LINE Joaquin Phoenix almost didn't sing in the movie. While he did vocal training, it wasn't certain if he would sing himself or be dubbed over by a professional singer. A week before shooting, he performed a live show in Memphis that removed all doubt.

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South Park

There's a fruit fly gene that's named after Kenny from South Park. TRASH Fruit flies that have a bad version of it die two days after they've gotten a specific bacteria. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jenette McCurdy

CRACKED JENETTE McCURDY said that she developed eating disorders at 10 because her physically and emotionally abusive mother made her count calories. In her book I'm Glad My Mom Died, she said, I know if my mom were alive, I'd still have an eating disorder. — Source

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New Girl

MOST OF THE INNUENDOS ON NEW GIRL WERE WRITTEN TO PLACATE THE NETWORK'S CENSORS. ODEEN GRACKED Because the show was aired on network television, the writers had to get creative around weird rules. For example, they could only say penis 5 times in one episode. — Source

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Billy Idol

BILLY IDOL OCTOBER 1989 CRACKED.COM A drunk Billy Idol had to pay $11,200 after smashing the TV in a Bangkok hotel. Не eventually had to be escorted out of the country on a stretcher by Thai military. — Source

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Harley Davidson

After the 2011 earthquake, a Japanese Harley-Davison washed up on a Canadian beach 4,000 miles away. The bike was tracked down to Ikuo Yokoyama, a Japanese man who lost family and his home when the earthquake hit. Harley-Davidson offered to repair it, but Yokoyama asked for it to be displayed in a museum instead. CRACKED.COM — Source

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KFC and Oprah

GRACKED You can't get away with not delivering the chicken, even if Oprah is involved. A district court ruled that KFC did not live up to their word on coupons for free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meals promoted by Oprah Winfrey. The plaintiffs alleged common law fraud against the fast food chain, and the judge agreed, stating that they have a plausible claim. — Source

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Anchorman

Easter Eggs for Polyglots Anchorman We spit in your food. A Mexican restaurant is called Escupimos en su alimento, Spanish for We spit in your food. Classy, San Diego. OPEN 7 Days WELCOME HONGOS Escupimos en su Alimento 50 CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bet on Your Baby

CRACKED BET ON YOUR BABY 2013 - 2014 JOSHUA MUST CORRECTLY GUESS THREE OF JAIDYN'S IMPRESSIONS Parents bring their babies (which were all toddlers aged 2 - 3.5) into the Babydome (an in-studio kid's room) to guess the kid's next move for a full scholarship ($50,000 - enough for one year and some books). ABC, you're a trash network of lies. — Kveller / Youtube

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Kristen Wiig

KRISTEN WIIG gets up close and personal with Homer ©FBI CRACKED.COM FBI Agent Annie (Wiig) is going to get to the bottom of Homer's strange behavior. I can torture you. I can give you incredible sex or you can just tell me what I want to know. Homer considers. What was the first one again? — Source: Live From Springfield, It’s the Simpsons/Saturday Night Live Nexus

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Sylvester Stallone

In 1971, Sylvester Stallone sold his dog, Butkus, for $40 to buy food. After selling the script for Rocky, he bought him back for $15,000. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Fascinating 'Now You Know' Facts

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Hook

Steven Spielberg Movies Hook Hook was almost a musical. At least five songs were written for the movie (which were mostly left out). Spielberg wouldn't realize his dream of directing a musical until 2021's West Side Story. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Ringer

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Super Mario

Daisy First appearance: Super Mario Land (1989) Latest appearance: Mario Party Superstars The second-to-last damsel in distress introduced, she's pretty much retired from the party life, and is only here for some neat board games. CRACKED.COM — Source: Super Mario Wiki

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Tucker Carlson

Do You Trust Me? DO YOU TRUST ME? Y A 2007 CBS game 4 show about two contestants building up trust as host Tucker Carlson continually narcs on them. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Wild TV Shows Never Seen (Because They Never Aired)

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Chloe Bennet got pranked on Agents of SHIELD by lain De Caestecker. Не had the props department make an official-looking license plate that said Ballz Deep, and stuck in the front of her car. She didn't notice it for a month. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movies & Shows With Ridiculous On-Set Pranks

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Detlef Schrempf

DETLEF SCHREMPF PARKS AND REC CRACKED.COM Producer Mike Schur's first choice for a basketball cameo was Larry Bird. But is there any funnier name in NBA history than Detlef Schrempf? The three-time All-Star practically became a recurring character, appearing in three seasons. — Sporting News

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Lady Gaga

Changing the lyrics? No prob for LADY GAGA GOSSIP GIRL CRACKED.COM Gagaloo penned a few Gossip Girl-specific verses of Bad Romance for her cameo in a synagogue-turned-performance- space. Let's see, what rhymes with Leighton Meester ... — Rolling Stone

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Charlie Brown

A loose tooth almost jeopardized It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. When Sally's six-year-old actress had a tooth get loose, they rushed her to the studio to get all her lines in before it fell out and she started to lisp. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs CRACKED.COM Back in the 80's, long before he started sending out one-word responses from sjobs@apple, he would glue autographed computer chips to his fan mail responses. — Source: Cult of Mac

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Thor

THOR COMES FROM STAN'S INTEREST IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY CRACKED.COM OR SO HE CLAIMS. BUT STAN HAD PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED NO INTEREST IN NORSE MYTHS. IN STARK CONTRAST.. KIRBY HAD A LONG STANDING AND PUBLIC FASCINATION WITH SUCH LEGENDS. (KIRBY DID TWO OTHER VERSIONS OF THOR IN THE FIFTIES ONE FOR DC AND ONE FOR THE SHOP THAT BECAME MARVEL.) — True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, p. 118

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Pepsi

Pepsi commercializes Black Lives Matter PEPSI In the 2017 commercial, millionaire Kendall Jenner walks through a crowd of protestors to give a can of soda to a cop, and everyone cheers as systemic inequality is solved!

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Pitbull

Pitbull CAFFIENATED BREATH STRIPS CRACKED COM Introducing: acid for d-bags. Mr. Worldwide did a spot for Sheets energy strips in 2011.

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The Karate Kid

ALL VALLEY KARATE CHAMPIONBHHP SEMI-FINALS FINALS ALL VALLEY CHAMPIOK CEFEREE The Crane Kick from The Karate Kid isn't a real move from the martial ar

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Daredevil

James Wesley is easily the most interesting character in season 1 of Daredevil. He is smart, eloquent, loyal, and calculating in enforcing Wilson Fisk

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NASCAR

Z uTD 55 BAUGHMAN HASPEED The Dodge Charger Daytona was the first car to break the 200 mph barrier in NASCAR in 1969. It was later banned by authoriti

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Attack of the Clones

ATTACK OF THE CLONES is a mostly tedious movie... -except for the Coruscant chase scene. The speed, the tension, and the glimpse into Coruscant at nig

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Star Wars Rebels

What made me watch A clip showing STAR WARS REBELS: Ahsoka Tano is now in the Rebel Alliance and learns Darth Vader is her former teacher What made un

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Game of Thrones

Stephen Dillane, who played Stannis Baratheon in A Game of Thrones itted that he doesn't actually watch the series and was only in it for the money

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