40 Random Bits of Trivia to Simmer Into a Cozy Autumn Brainstew

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40 Random Bits of Trivia to Simmer Into a Cozy Autumn Brainstew

It was cheaper for Christopher Nolan to crash an actual 747 than to CGI it.

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Real 747 crashed for ‘Tenet’ set-piece – cheaper than CGI.

CRACKED CGI: MORE EXPENSIVE THAN AN AIRLINER Christopher Nolan explained that they crashed a real 747 instead of using CG for the set-piece in spy-thriller Tenet, revealing that it was more efficient to buy a real plane than to use miniatures or CGI.

Gamesradar / Variety 

Armageddon

Michael Bay and his movies - .... POLICE MH MH HH HH MM HM HH HH Armageddon 104 This was Michael Clarke Duncan's first speaking role. Duncan gushed crying during the audition, but acted all stiff during the shoot. Bay told him to just be his adorable, genuine self, and every actor took him under their wing. A year later, The Green Mile earned him an Oscar nomination. CRACKED.COM

Source: Collider
Image Credit: Buena Vista Pictures

The Bears took time out of their historic season to record a silly smash hit.

Sports Reinvented OC 7 5 3 83 0 5 THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE The historically dominant 1985 Chicago Bears showed their sillier side with the song (and video) The Super Bowl Shuffle. It reached #41 on Billboard, received a Grammy nom, and sold half a million copies (with the proceeds going to charity). CRACKED

Red Label

Sports Illustrated

Only 1/3 of the wealthiest people think kids should have good public schools.

CRACKED COM Only 1/3 of the wealthiest people think kids should have good public schools. 3 3 24 2 : - + - When asked if the government should spend what is necessary to ensure that all children have good public schools, only 35% of the one-percenters agreed. The next time you get called out for being ignorant at work, blame your CEO for not supporting your education.

Source: Brookings

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

October on hulu October The Girl With the 1 Dragon Tattoo George Clooney and Brad Pitt were approached for the Mikael Blomkvist role before Daniel Craig was cast, . CRACKED.COM

Columbia Pictures, MGM

Screen Rant

Joe Rogan: fooled again.

CRACKED A PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN LAW In 2022, Joe Rogan said untrue things on his podcast about a law in Australia that was trying to stop people from growing their own food. Не was really angry, but it turned out that the news he was talking about was made up.

Salon / LLS 

Nokia was always in the communication biz, kind of. OKia SILK NO nerEnc CRACKEDcO Nokia started as a Finnish pulp mill in 1865, and pumped out paper (including that of the... toilet variety) for a while before pivoting multiple times, and ultimately landing on remarkably robust mobile phones.

Silent bags are used in movies and TV.

Movies have their own style of grocery bags that are silent for better sound recording. a aNY erries is made form 1 POT All kinds of silent material can be bought to use on set, including silent cellophane, gift wrap, manila envelopes, and lunch bags. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Prop Trx

Smarties were made with the same machines that produced bullets during WWI. Machines that compressed gunpowder into pellets for use in ammunition were repurposed to make the candy after swapping out some ingredients. CRACKED.COM

Source: CBC

Florida passes, HBCU catches.

CRACKED APPARENTLY YOU CAN BELT OUT A RACIAL SLUR AND ... GET INTO AN HBCU? Quarterback Marcus Stokes had a scholarship offer from the University of Florida taken away after a video of him singing a racial slur surfaced. Не was offered a spot at an HBCU instead, and accepted. SE

CBS 

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