30 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Bouncing Around Our Screen and Never Quite Fitting Perfectly in the Corner

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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Hollywood's Problematic People On Screen A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE Joel McHale stars as Chevy Chase in a movie about DOUGLAS KENNEY, co-creator of National Lampoon. The movie is based on Josh Karp's book and tells Kenney's story through a biographical comedy/drama lens. CRACKED

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Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen used to moderate Neopets. NA Neopets is a site that lets you care for virtual pets, and she was a comment moderator who also won caption contests. When she got pregnant and was told to basically not move, years after she had left the site, she said f**k it, I'm going back on neopets. CRACKED.COM

The Sixth Sense

I SEE DEAD PEOPLE HALEY JOEL OSMENT CRACKED.COM It still shocks me, like the cultural life of that line, quoted Osment. His performance as a 10 year old in 1999's The Sixth Sense earned him an Oscar nomination, and the classic line made him world famous. Still steadily working 23 years later, he said, I grew a beard to try to hide in public.

Family Guy

Quahog, Rhode Island FAMILY GUY CRACKED.COM Seth MacFarlane has supposedly said the city was based on Cranston, Rhode Island, but Providence, Rhode Island's skyline can be seen in almost every episode.

Mr. Bigglesworth

The real name of the cat who played Mr. Bigglesworth in Austin Powers? Ted Nudegent NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Justice League

CLA LEAGUE 1 FREE CRAFTSMAN DERITERAL Weird Superhero Endorsements The Justice League relies on Craftsman products. The DC heroes recruit The Technician essentially as a handyman, but he ends up defending the Hall of Justice using the greatest superpower of all: A modestly priced Craftsman-brand power drill! CRACKED.COM

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Blues Brothers 2000

Failed Sequels Blues Brothers 2000 If you want nostalgia, just watch the original. In 1998, Dan Akroyd teamed up with John Goodman - which seemed like a slam dunk, but it only reminded fans of how good Aykroyd and John Belushi were back in 1980. CRACKED

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter Sar H. doesn't want to be associated with the fans mostly because of the author, she who must not be named, and the fanbase that supports her being transphobic. CRACKED.COM

McDonald’s

The McDonaldland characters aren't original -- they're just ripoffs. C McDonald's lifted everything from H.R. Pufnstuf, one of the most popular kids' TV programs in the '70s. It was so brazen, McDonald's got sued. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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30 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Bouncing Around Our Screen and Never Quite Fitting Perfectly in the Corner

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30 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia Bouncing Around Our Screen and Never Quite Fitting Perfectly in the Corner

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