12 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia That Fell Asleep in the Back of the Classroom

How many amazing spin-offs do you think we’ve missed because some network suit decided to kill off a character he didn’t understand?
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Shaq Paid for Some Guy’s Engagement Rings

Shaq saw a guy talking to a sales clerk at Zales, walked up and handed the clerk his credit card. He just shook the dude’s hand and patted him on the back, later saying, “I’m just trying to make people smile. That’s all.”
The Only ‘SNL’ Cast Member Who Was Fired Twice

Chris Parnell was hired in 1998, but was let go due to budget cuts before the 2001 season. He was rehired halfway through the next season, and lasted until 2006 when he was dropped alongside Horatio Sanz and Finesse Mitchell.
What’s the Longest Movie to Ever Win Best Picture?

Movies are getting agonizingly longer in recent years, but the longest movie ever to win was 1939’s Gone With the Wind, at three hours and 58 minutes.
An OG ’Little House on the Prairie” Actress Has a Message for Megyn Kelly

After Kelly warned Netflix not to “woke-ify” the reboot, Melissa Gilbert said, “TV doesn’t get too much more ‘woke’ than we did. We tackled: racism, addiction, nativism, anti-Semitism, misogyny, rape, spousal abuse and every other ‘woke ‘ topic you can think of. Thank you very much.”
Timothee Chalamet Got Fined for Improperly Parking His Bike on the Way to the Premier of ‘A Complete Unknown’

Chalamet needed to beat the traffic to get to his movie’s London premiere, so he grabbed a bike and dumped it when he got to the theater. He was fined $79.
AMC Tried to Kill Saul Goodman on the Vine

Better Call Saul creator Peter Gould says that, when AMC execs read the script of the first Breaking Bad episode to feature Saul Goodman, one of the suits said, “We don’t like this character. Could we start again and come up with a different story for this episode?”
Martha Stewart’s Parole Officer Wouldn’t Let Her Do ‘SNL’

While she was under parole, Stewart wasn’t allowed to be out of her home for more than eight hours a day. An SNL host is expected to put in full days at the office, sometimes pulling all-nighters with the staff, so she was told it was a no-go.
Why Does Jack Nicholson Always Bring a Dildo to Work?

Nicholson has a long history of bringing dildos to set, from surprising Matt Damon behind the scenes on The Departed to insisting that his character should have an erection in The Postman Always Rings Twice. While shooting Man Trouble, he wore a custom dildo under his clothes and told the director, “Now don’t you fucking cut this thing out. I’ll kill everyone involved.”
The Most-Streamed Shows of 2024

According to Nielsen, the most-streamed shows of the year were Family Guy (42 billion minutes viewed), Grey's Anatomy (48 billion minutes) and Bluey (56 billion minutes).
Kate Winslet Hasn’t Spoken to Reese Witherspoon Since 2007 Because She Did a Bad British Accent

Witherspoon feigned a British accent while presenting Winslet with an award in 2007, and joked about “the time they contemplated laser hair removal.” In a recent interview, Witherspoon said, “It was pretty bad. Not even kidding, she doesn’t talk to me anymore.”
Hans Zimmer Was Hired to Rewrite Saudi Arabia’s National Anthem

The Oscar winner has met with the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority to talk about a refurbishment of the national anthem “using different instruments,” and other state-funded music projects.
Scottie Scheffler Missed Two Tournaments Because of a Ravioli Injury

Golf sensation Scottie Scheffler is just getting back on the green after missing several weeks due to a hand injury he sustained while trying to roll ravioli dough with a wine bottle.