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32 Unmanned Pop Culture Trivia Nuggets That Ran Over a Few People (But We Got the Bugs Out Now, We Swear)

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32 Unmanned Pop Culture Trivia Nuggets That Ran Over a Few People (But We Got the Bugs Out Now, We Swear)

There’ll be no need to go freaking out at this new product unveiling, because this one is sure to work! We know that the last list we put out had a few bugs in it, but we’ve recently outed those bugs as myths, and moved them over to one of our many myth-busting lists.Today, it’s all about the facts. The raw, unadulterated truth about all things pop culture.

It wasn’t quite as embarrassing as Elon and co. throwing a metal ball through his Cyber Truck’s “bulletproof” window,but we were still a little red in the cheeks. Feel free to fact-check anyone of these bad boys. They’ll come up clean (and hopefully reputation-saving) for sure.

32. Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson sold his first song for only $50 and the cost of a restaurant bill that he couldn't afford. CRACKED.COM "Family Bible" went on to reach #7 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, but Nelson had no regrets about the sale, saying, "I felt if I could write one hit song, I could write anoth- er."

31. Anthony Kiedis

Musicians trying to be actors (and vice versa) Anthony Kiedis woke up from his Californication. The rock singer appeared in Point Break in a so-so performance, but put his acting pursuits on hold after appearing in The Chase. The film got mild reviews, not so much red hot as a chili pepper. CRACKED.COM

30. Blair Witch 2

<img src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/92b6ba98cc51dcd1d913339d4eb50771f921fc916ea86293bfa44d7fecc9ecfb/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w600_h750%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcracked_901%2F44b1dcfe799899790cde22e9338235db.jpg" alt="WORST SEQUELS EVER BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2 A classy documentary director, Joe Berliner, was hired for this film. But wanting to make it marketable, Artisan screwed up his vision and made him ditch all the slow build-up for more blood and exposition- the exact opposite of the 1999 original. CRACKED.COM”>

29. GoT

Hollywood feuds LENA HEADY vs JEROME FLYNN Cersei and Bronn don't have scenes together on Game of Thrones because the (ex) couple dated in 2002, and they're not on "talking terms" after the "nasty breakup." CRACKED

28. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

In the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, "Chief" Bromden is a legitimate danger to society. Не believes that society is controlled by an inhuman machine called The Combine, and that everybody is secretly a robot. In the movie, he's one of the most soulful characters in cinematic history. Instead of being a threat to the world, he's just a man beaten down by the system. His escape CRACKED.COM is a cause for celebration, not fear.

27. Celeb Feuds

Bette Davis kicked Joan Crawford in the face. Crawford finally got back at her during a later What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? scene, in which Davis had to drag her around. Unbeknownst to Davis, Crawford had lined her dress with lead weights, causing the 54-year-old Davis throw her back out. CRACKED.COM

26. The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Welcome! Everything is fine. Lost Michael Schur took a lot of inspiration from Lost to create The Good Place, and even consulted with Lost and The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof about the existential themes in his work. The influence can be seen throughout the show, most notably in the season two finale that draws on "The Constant" episode of Lostwhere two people connect with each other through space and time. The Good Place CRACKED.COM

25. G.I. Joe

CRACKED Channing Tatum hated "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra," and he revealed in an interview that contractually, he was forced into doing it. Не said the script wasn't good, and as a big fan of G.I. Joe growing up, he didn't want to taint the character by playing him badly.

24. Soul

A regular Pixar driver figured out early on that Pixar was making a Black movie. SOUL PIXAR Disney Pixar uses a car service to pick up visitors, and a driver (who was Black) figured out Soul was a Black movie because he was driving so many Black people. CRACKED.COM

23. Phil Collins

Phil Collins was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid 1985 benefit concerts. CRACKED.COM Не played at Live Aid Wembley, went by heli- copter to Heathrow, flew to New York on the Con- corde, then another heli- copter to Live Aid Phila- delphia. — Source

22. Tesla

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21. Home Alone

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE TAGLINE OF THE PIZZA CHAIN IN HOME ALONE HAS A HISTORICAL JOKE. Little Nero's Pizza NO FIDDLIN' AROUND It's called Little Nero's Pizza (a play on Little Caesar's, obviously), with the tagline No Fiddlin' Around - a reference to the legend that Emperor Nero fiddled while Rome burned around him. — Source

20. Ratatouille

Ratatouille None of the human characters have toes. To save time, the artists and animators at Pixar didn't make any toes for the human characters, which is odd given Pixar's reputation for fine details in their films. CRACKED.COM — Source

19. Tinder

There was a successful Tinder match in Antarctica in 2014. GRACKED.COM A man working at Antarctica's McMur- do Station matched with a woman camp- ing a 45-minute heli- copter ride away. — Source

18. 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

17. Easter Eggs

Leatherface is hiding in the poster for the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE The film is said to be a direct sequel to the original. CRACKED.COM — Source

16. SNL

BELUSHI! NO! THAT SAMURAI'S FOR REAL! Spider-Man fought a samurai along with John Belushi. The entire SNL cast showed up in a Marvel Team-Up comic in the 1970s - not as a cameo, but to actually team up with Spider-Man. The story leads to Belushi and Spidey battling a samurai together. CRACKED.COM — Source

15. Friends

CRACKED.COM Most reviews shredded Friends when it premiered. They complained the characters just aimlessly drank coffee and chatted, and that the show used pop culture references too much. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

14. Roger Corman

CRACKED.COM Roger Corman Не trained your favorite directors. Corman gave their first chances Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, and Joe Dante, among others. In Scorsese's words, working with Corman was "the best post-graduate training you could have in America at that time." — More: 6 Ways The Creator of ‘Sharktopus’ Invented Modern Cinema

13. Frasier

CRACKED.COM Frasier Niles was created for David Hyde Pierce. Не was cast based on the fact that he looked like Kelsey Grammer. — Source: Los Angeles Times

12. The Sandman

Queer Fantasy series ...IT'S LIKE UH GENDER ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE AS UH FAR AS GODS ARE CONCERNED. WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THE GODS CAN TAKE AND STUFF UP THEIR SACRED RECTA. I KNOW WHAT I AM. The sandman Wanda Mann. Trans (unfortunate name). Tells the gods to shove it. CRACKED.COM

11. An original HBO production

By Dawn's Early Light This HBO movie about World War III, starring James Earl Jones, was called one of its most original productions at the time of release. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

10. Princess Diana

Tourists were getting jailed for nabbing Princess Diana memorial teddy bears in London. In front of various London palaces, people laid down flowers and teddy bears after the passing of Princess Diana. An Italian tourist picked up a teddy bear outside of St. James, planning to give it to his girlfriend, and was sentenced to a week in jail. CRACKED.COM — Source: Remembering The Tourists Arrested For Grabbing Diana Memorial Bears

9. LEGO

LEGO is an abbreviation of the Danish phrase leg godt. GRACKED.COM The phrase means "play well."The company was originally called Billund Maskinsnedkeri. — Source: LEGO

8. Ed O’Neill

Actor Ed O'Neill is into martial arts. He's not just a fan-he's a jiu-jitsu black belt. The Modern Family and Married With Children star has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for over two decades. Не got his black belt from the Gracie family, one of the most legendary groups in martial arts, in 2007. http://www. .bjpenn.com/mmanews/exclusive-part-1-ed-oneill-talks- CRACKED.COM announcing-metamoris-and-training-with-gracie-family-fist-ta-cuff-radio/ — Source: 12 Celebrities Who Are Fans Of The Last Thing You’d Expect

7. Rogue One

Galen from Rogue One was originally named after George Lucas himself. Gary Whitta, who wrote the first draft of Rogue One, said"I created the character but I didn't name him Galen. In my draft his name was Walton, as a tribute to George (it's his middle name)." CRACKED.COM — Source

6. Home Alone

Macaulay Culkin had 6 years of acting experience before he was in Home Alone Culkin made his stage debut at age 4 Manhattan's Symphony Space in a play called "Bach Babies." CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Unexpected Beginnings Of Famous People’s Careers

5. Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was the ultimate '50s ladies' man. But Elvis was more into teens and pajama parties. Elvis sure loved the ladies, but he had one very specific type: They had to be young (like, school age). He met his future wife Priscilla when she was 14 and he was 24. And when he wasn't dating them, Elvis liked to throw pajama parties with teenage girls where he would start pillow fights and teach them to style their hair and put on mascara. Elvis was pretty insecure, so he preferred younger girls because they didn't seem as threatening to him. — Source: 21 Historical Figures Everybody Gets Wrong

4. Pulp Fiction

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3. The Mandalorian

A creature in The Mandalorian was born from a dinosaur. That huge skeleton in the desert in A New Hope? That's a diplodocus left over from a different — More: ‘The Mandalorian’ Was Inspired By Disney’s Literal Garbage

2. James Gunn

James Gunn had Guardians of the Galaxy VFX artists scan his dog's mouth and incorporate it into the mouth of the Rocket Raccoon CGI model. DR. yon SPE

1. Pringles

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