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Ralph Malph

CRACKED HAPPY DAYS RALPH MALPH Не originally dated cheerleaders and dressed more hip. In only the 4th episode of Season 1, he lost his slight Fonzie-esque traits and became the nerd he'd be for the next 250 episodes.

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Fry and the Slurm Factory

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE FUTURAMA EPISODE FRY AND THE SLURM FACTORY HAS AN APPLE IN-JOKE. 6502 Bender gets sick, so they scan his head, and there's a processor with the letters 6502 inside - the joke is, he deteriorated so much, his brain is an old-school Apple 6502 processor. — Source

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Kyle MacLachlan

90's tv series Twin Peaks was a major influence on the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls, which is why creator Alex Hirsch ed Agent Cooper himself, Kyle MacLachlan, to play the Bus Driver in the series finale The role was only 3 lines long CRACKED COM — Source: 37 Celebs Who Secretly Voiced Animated Characters

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Bridgerton

CRACKED.COM Sex scenes Bridgerton There's a sex coordinator. Sex scenes (in this show and others) often have stunt or intimacy coordinators, to help with the choreography. — Source: Mamamia

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Nintendo

Nintendo is over 130 years old. T BUARDE PLAYING TRADE CARDS MARK THE NINTENDO PLAYING CARD GO SHOMEN-DORI OHASHI, KYOTO. JAPAN. They've sold playing cards, ramen, and even tried their hand at love hotels. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 "Now You Know" Facts That Have No Business Being True

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Futurama

A FUTURAMA EASTER EGG ROASTS YOU FOR BEING SUCH A NERD. Fans started right away to decipher signs in alien languages. So one of the DVDs includes an alien message which, when decoded, tells you that “you have no life and are a compulsive nerdlinger.” — Sources: Appalachian State University, The Infosphere

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The Innkeepers

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2011 THE INNKEEPERS The movie is based on a haunted hotel Ti West where and his crew stayed while shooting The House of the Devil. During production, they witnessed flickering lights, slamming doors, and according to West, actress Sara Paxton would wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone was in the room with her. CRACKED.COM

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Where’s Waldo

Where's Waldo was censored over a microscopic nipple. Never mind Waldo himself - would you be able to find a nipple in a Where's Waldo beach scene? Yeah, we know you would - and so were several American mothers in the early 90s, who managed to get the books removed from library shelves over the tiny ink dot. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Harrison Ford

George Lucas really, really didn't want Harrison Ford to play Indiana Jones. Ford was already in two of Lucas' movies, and Lucas said I don't want him to be my Bobby De Niro, (De Niro was considered Scorsese's actor). Years later, Lucas said, Не was perfect for the part. I can't imagine anybody else in that part. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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George Lucas

CRACKED.COM Star Wars planned for a low-budget sequel. In case his space movie didn't take off, George Lucas had plans in place for a sequel with a much smaller scope. Titled Splinter of the Mind's Eye, it took place almost entirely on a jungle planet. The story eventually became the first Star Wars novel. — Source

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Amingo

PLANT-BASED FICTIONAL CHARACTERS MARVEL VS. САРСОМ 2 AMINGO Introduced in the classic fighting game, Amingo is part of a race of Man-Plants who is an effective fighter underneath his cheerful demeanor. The cactus spikes alone give him the edge in a brawl. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger has said I'll be back in other movies besides the Terminator franchise. Eleven other movies, to be exact. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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James Stewart

James Stewart's despair in It's A Wonderful Life was real. When his character, George Bailey, ends up in a restaurant and, full of despair, calls to God, Stewart felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and started sobbing. Director Frank Capra, a big fan of spontaneous performances, was thrilled. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Superdoom

DC Comics introduced a villain named Superdoom. SOMETHING'S DO YOU KNOW COMING OUT OF WHAT I AM? THERE... AN UNSTOPPABLE WHAT KILLER FRANCHISE THE HELL IS FROM A PARALLEL THAT?! REALITY! SHUT - DOWN A THOUGHT THAT GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER THE MORE YOU THINK IT. OH. IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT. DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS? IT WAS BECAUSE MAN OF STEEL QUOTED A WRITER. In its very first trailer, Man Of Steel featured a quote from Grant Morrison's All-Star Superman. Morrisson was so pissed about his words being associated with a murderous, brooding Superman that he — Source

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YouTube

CRACKED.COM You Tube Ever wondered what was first comment ever posted on YouTube? Highlighted comment Marco Cassé 12 years ago LOL!!!!!!! REPLY 1.5K The honor belongs to a named Marco Cassé. The comment was posted on a silly stop-motion video entitled 'Good Times!!!'. — Source

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The Exorcist

CRACKED On three brief occasions in the late William Friedkin's horror masterpiece, the demonic face of Pazuzu appears - too fast for people to really with any certainty what's happened, but enough to create a creeping sense of dread. Best kind! — Source

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Joe Pesci

CRACKED Joe Pesci insisted on playing golf before Home Alone shoot days. The crew tried to make him come in earlier, but he fought for his right to tee-off by talking ionately (and probably very loudly) about how important it was to him. — Golf / The Things

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Phil Hartman

Celebrities on dating shows Phil Hartman tried to charm some hearts, boasting that he made the best avocado sandwich in the world on The Dating Game in 1979. CRACKED.COM — Columbia TriStar Television

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William Shatner

Celebrity Items Sold in Auctions William Shatner's Kidney Stone It raised $25,000 for Habitat for Humanity. The president of Julien's Auctions joked that it would be the first Habitat for Humanity house made from stone. CRACKED.COM — CBS News

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One Piece

MacGuffins One Piece THE ONE PIECE Out of the 1000+ episodes of the show, you can probably count on one hand how many are about the legendary One Piece treasure. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Kevin Smith

CRACKED.COM Celebrity Stoners Kevin Smith credits weed for saving his life. The Clerks director had a massive heart attack in 2018, and his doctors said Smith's calm demeanor probably saved his life. Smith credits his ability to mellow through stressful situations to his wake-and-bake lifestyle. — Source: Men's Journal

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise asked to have a knife over his eye for Mission: Impossible II. In the fight scene where the bad guy brings the knife this close over his eye, Cruise asked that they use a real knife and bring it nearly to his cornea. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Actors Who Went Way, Way Beyond The Call Of Duty For A Movie

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The Kardashians

The Kardashians hosted one of the final episodes of MADtv CRACKED.COM All of them. At once. With only six episodes to go before the show's initial cancellation, season 14 featured Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kris, and Caitlin competing against Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers in Family Feud. MADtv really did bookend their 14 year run with guest appearances from people made famous by O.J. Simpson. — Source: 12 Angry Facts About MADtv, SNL's Wilder, Louder, Messier Little Brother

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Wedge Antilles

obi-wan Kenobi Ewan McGregor is related to another star wars actor. McGregor is the nephew of Denis Lawson, who played Rogue Leader Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy. CRACKED.COM

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Avengers: Infinity War

CRACKED.COM AVENGERS INFINIT WAR Why does Thanos own armor? Не was able to defeat everyone in just a tank top and a glove. — Source: 18 Dumb Costume Choices In Famous Movies & Shows

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Ricky Gervais

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Ricky Gervais wasn't in A Flock Of Seagulls. Gervais was in Seona Dancing, an 80s pop-synth group that had a huge hit in the Philippines. The group's music videos survive as a reminder of the days when Gervais had cheekbones. — Tyne Tees Television

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Hot Fuzz

CRACKED.COM ANDFOR HOT FUZZ POLICE Danny throws a DVD into a supermarket basket. For a brief second, we see a cut-price DVD of the director's previous film, Shaun of the Dead, now renamed Zombies Party - which was the release title in certain countries. AN INSTANT CURT CLASSIC THIS IS THE IBRID CIMICY FOR ARS' SHAUN OF THE £4.99 ZOMBIES DE I SARTY - adidas m DVG — Source: 28 Sneaky Jokes Tucked Into Movies And Shows

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Jerry Seinfeld

COMEDY NERD Jerry Seinfeld has a cameo in Chris Rock's R-rated comedy Top Five. Seinfeld warns Chris Rock's character Don't get a mistress! Whack off! Even if she finds a live vagina in your pocket, deny it! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dead Space

GAME DEVELOPERS USED REAL ACCIDENT VICTIMS AS INSPIRATION FOR THEIR HORROR GAME. CRACKEDO COM The antagonists of EA's Dead Space, the Necromorphs, are human corpses that are reanimated by an alien infection, and are as gruesome as they sound. To get the look just right, in addition to watching numerous horror movies, developers at Redwood Shores used photos of car crash victims. — Source: Destructoid

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Adam Scott

ADAM SCOTT: BOY MEETS WORLD 1994 GRACKED.COM Channeling his future Step Brothers role as the jerk Dereck, Scott plays a transfer student and giant P.O.S. bully, Griff. What makes Scott such a believable douchebag? — Source: MTV

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Casey Kasem

American Top 40 host Casey Kasem flew off the handle because of a dead dog. He had to read dedications for songs and then play those songs - when he was asked for a dedication to a dog, he went into an F-bomb-filled meltdown. CRACKED.COM — Source: 5 Meltdowns That Went Viral Before The Internet Existed

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That ‘70s Show

THAT 70'S SHOW Laurie CRACKEDCO LISA ROBIN KELLY CHRISTINA MOORE Kelly lost the role due to a drinking problem, and Moore only appeared for one season

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The Abyss

The Abyss used an abandoned nuclear reactor vessel. To ensure nobody accidentally floated to the surface, the actors were all strapped down with weigh — For details, read 5 Famous Movie Scenes Made Possible by Reckless Endangerment

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The Blair Witch Project

The creepy ambiguous ending of The Blair Witch Project was almost way gorier. The ending shows MIKE standing in the corner of the room, mirroring the

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Bob Ross

THIS YOUNG AIRMAN WAS THE GUY WHO SCREAMS AT YOU FOR BEING LATE TO WORK HE WAS ALSO THE FAMOUSLY SOFT SPOKEN PAINTER BOB ROSS. CRACKED COM

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Thirteen Reasons Why

Ten years after the publication of rteen Reasons Why Jay Asher released an Anniversary edition which includes the never-before- seen original ending i

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Captain America

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Russian Doll

In Russian Doll, you fall quickly for Natasha Lyonne's spontaneous and well-meaning character, Nadia, whose fiery antics bring humor and life into the

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E.T.

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Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid played the crazy guy in a bunch of movies. 440 These days, he's just plain crazy. After being arrested for refusing to pay a hotel bill an

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