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36 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Staring Dramatically at Themselves in a Pane of Glass on a Rainy Day

June 12, 2025

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Zac Efron

Zac Efron was in a TV show with Jesse McCartney and Aunt Becky Two years before he got his big break in High School Musical, Efron played Cameron on WB's Summerland. CRACKED.COM

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The Wedding Contract

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM BILL MURRAY AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER WERE SUPPOSED TO STAR IN THE WEDDING CONTRACT. It was an early 2000s film that would be about a Midwestern couple whose son marries a New Jersey mob boss' daughter.

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The Good Dinosaur

THE GOOD DINOSAUR Arlo's movements were based on elephants. Since you can't exactly look at the way a living dinosaur walks, the animators mimicked the movements of elephants for the main dino character. CRACKED.COM — Source

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House of Cards

House of Cards 2017's Grenfell Tower tragedy The similarities between the deadly fire at Grenfell Tower and a 1993 episode of the BBC's series are chilling, with both scenarios featuring a gas explosion in a run-down tower block, and the UK government facing accusations of neglect. CRACKED — Source

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City Slickers

CITY SLICKERS CHARLES BRONSON WAS OFFERED THE ROLE OF CURLY (AND WAS PISSED). Upon finding out his character died midway through the movie, Bronson cursed out Billy Crystal and turned the part down. Then Jack Palance went on to win an Oscar for it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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James Cordon

You used to be cool JAMES CORDEN's lovability is all an act. Known for his cutesy teddy bear-like demeanor, he was once so rude to staff at a New York restaurant that he was banned. Dozens of stories of his rude, terrible behavior (on and off set) began surfacing, forever tarnishing his reputation. CRACKED — Source

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The Chronicles of Narnia

NARNIA THE CHRONICLES AND OF THE LION, THE WITCH THE WARDROBE The White Witch's crown gradually melts throughout the film to show that she's losing her power as her enemies draw nearer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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King of the Hill

There's an official King of the Hill album. GRACKED COM They put out an album of southern rock covers by some popular country music stars, including Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow, as well as some of the characters themselves. — Source

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Clint Eastwood

Career douchebags CLINT EASTWOOD He's Hollywood's salty badass in Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, and countless westerns. Do you feel lucky, punk? You should, for getting to play your grumpy old self for six decades. CRACKED — Warner Bros. Pictures

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Jimi Hendrix

Music memorabilia that sold for top dollar was arshall Jimi Hendrix's £280,000 burnt guitar In 1967, Jimi Hendrix was trying to outdo his musical rival by setting his guitar on fire. Не did this stunt twice, burning his hands the first time. One of these guitars was sold at auction in 2008. CRACKED — Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock

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Jaws: The Revenge

WORST SEQUELS EVER JAWS: THE REVENGE Universal wanted the movie out ASAP, since they were having financial trouble and Jaws 3D had made bank. But they also gave complete writing and directing freedom to Joseph Sargent, who despite being told to make it a human story, could only make the plot interesting with a friggin' paranormal angle. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Facts About Some of the Worst Sequels Ever

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30 Rock

Alec Baldwin bought all of Jack's suits after the show ended. The costume designer said, Не wrote a big check to NBC. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About '30 Rock'

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Seabiscuit

2 Seabiscuit Over 50 horses were used for the movie. In order to prevent running the horses to exhaustion, dozens were needed to get multiple takes. CRACKED.COM — ESPN

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Scott Scanlon

Scott Scanlon was the discernibly unpopular kid in the first season of Beverly Hills, 90210. Не stood out as the one kid who wasn't going to change who he was to try and impress anyone. His accidental death in season two served no purpose, and robbed us of the only uncool character we had to show how overindulged the rest of them were. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 Inexcusably-Written Character Deaths

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

celebrity Besties M The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants became real Amber Tamblyn + Blake Lively + America Ferrera + Alexis Bledel They all met on the set of the movie and stayed connected ever since (via text, not pants). All four have been to each others' weddings and celebrated their pregnancies as they have grown. CRACKED.COM — Source: Marie Claire

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Owen Grady

PEOPLE YOU DON'T WANT TO FIGHT OWEN GRADY He's like your high school bully, only... Hum, that's it, actually. YOUR CHANCES AGAINST HIM: Dude's got raptors. Can you beat raptors? CRACKED.COM

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Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks RITOS DISCO ISCO The show not only references the Disco shirts from Star Trek: Discovery by having their own Ritos shirts, but this seems to suggest that every ship has their own casual crew shirts now. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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Super Mario

SUPER MARIO The Chain Chomp monsters in Mario games + are based on a dog. When Shigeru Miyamoto was a child, his neighbor had a chained dog who constantly barked. + CRACKED.COM — 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Movie Cliches

CRACKED.COM That name no longer Jack?? has any meaning for me! Jack is dead, my friend. SCORPOWER No. Not Barker. Harry is That man is dead. DEAD! Going evil requires you declaring your former self dead and assuming a new name? — 22 Movie Cliches That Just Won't Die

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Sausage Party

SAUSAGE PARTY PITA PUBES CRACKED.COM Before being certified R by the MPAA, the film was pushing NC-17 thanks to an orgy scene. Writer/Producer Seth Rogen told Howard Stern that they took issue with pubic hair, so to drop the rating, We digitally shaved the pita bread's ballsack. — Independent

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Above Suspicion

A FORGETTABLE 1995 HBO MOVIE CALLED ABOVE SUSPICION FEATURED CHRISTOPHER REEVE. ... AS AN OFFICER CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR. This film aired May 25. May 27 was the day of Reeve's horseback riding accident. The movie where he plays a paraplegic was released just two days before he landed in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment That Made Crazy-Specific, Crazy-Accurate Predictions

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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: BBC

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Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens CRACKED Steven Demetre Georgiou's girlfriend once told him he had eyes like a cat, a comment that would inspire a decades-long stage name. But he now goes by Yusuf Islam, having had a religious experience while almost drowning, and later converting to Islam.

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Alien 3

Alien3 (1992) The final ending was shot four days before the premiere. As much as he tried, Fincher wasn't happy with it. I said 'whatever happens she has to be in peace at the end.' It has to be a sigh rather than gritting teeth and sweat. So we talked — Moss Film

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Jordan Peele

BEHIND-THE-SCENESp PFACTS JORDAN PEELE DIDN'T ALWAYS INTEND TO DIRECT. GET OUT A Peele says that he only decided to direct the film halfway through writing the script. He realized nobody else could quite achieve the very specific vision he had for the film. CRACKED.COM — Deadline

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Tina Fey

SARAH PALIN lost an election I think SNL is egotistical if they believe that it was truly an effect on who should lead the country in the next four years, says Palin. But polls show Republican voters thought less of Palin after watching Tina Fey's parody. — Pacific Standard

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Splatoon

SPLATOON CRACKEDCE Splatoon was going to feature familiar faces from the Mario games before Miyamoto settled on creating new characters, the Inklings, for the company's first foray into the competitive shooter genre. — Source: Gamespot

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RoboCop

36 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Staring Dramatically at Themselves in a Pane of Glass on a Rainy Day — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Steve Buscemi

36 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Staring Dramatically at Themselves in a Pane of Glass on a Rainy Day — Source: Snopes

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Leo Fender

Leo Fender is a legend who perfected the electric guitar. BUT Despite the fact that his entire business revolved around manufacturing guitars and amps

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Cards Against Humanity

Black Friday 2014, The Internet Cards Against Humanity thinks Black Friday is bullshit literally. As a way to mock Black Friday, the card game company

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Snakes on a Plane

Samuel L. Jackson stopped Snakes On A Plane from getting renamed. SNAKES. ONA PLANE Jackson says that the movie's ridiculous title was one of the main

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Alien

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Mark Wahlberg

Despite being known as a dorky A-list actor with a brutal criminal record from his time as a gang member... Mark Wahlberg's present-day devotion to re

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Ninja Gaiden

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Grey’s Anatomy

The finale of season 3 ends with a huge shock-Dr. Preston Burke leaves Dr. Christina Yang at the altar. GREY'S ANATOMY The plot twist was concocted af

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