30 Pop Culture Facts That Jump, Jive and Wail

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30 Pop Culture Facts That Jump, Jive and Wail
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If you’re hoping for a good night’s sleep tonight, you might wanna check out one of our calmer lists. This batch of unruly pop-culture facts just put their dancin’ shoes on, and are ready to rhythmically stomp all over that brain of yours. 

They’re wildly entertaining, so although we’d love it if you gave them a once-over, we thought a disclaimer was the courteous thing to do.

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride's cliffs of insanity are Ireland's Cliffs of Moher. In 1588, watchmen here spotted Spanish ships approaching, and they assumed Spain had conquered England and would conquer Ireland next. They brutally killed 300 men aboard the ships. Only then did they realize the Spanish were retreating from England and had come to Ireland to request aid. CRACKED.COM

Albert Brooks

ALBERT BROOKS I REALLY WANT TO DIRECT CRACKED.COM BROOKS CLAIMS NBC WANTED HIM AS SNL'S PERMANENT HOST BUT НЕ WANTED TO MAKE SHORT FILMS INSTEAD. THE SIX НЕ DIRECTED FOR SNL'S FIRST SEASON PAVED THE WAY FOR 'LOST IN AMERICA' AND 'DEFENDING YOUR LIFE.'

The Smurfs (2011)

The Smurfs (2011) was critically panned, scoring only 22% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but that didn't stop it from making more than five times its budget. That's right, this terrible CGI-fest of a cartoon no one asked for made over $560 million with only $110 million budget. CRACKED.COM

The Haunting of Hill House

THE HAUNTING - OF HILL HOUSE- The Haunting of Hill House is terrifying. In the series, we see the exterior of a house that inspires goosebumps. But in real life, it's a beautiful mansion in LaGrange, Georgia which, until recently, was used for events and weddings. CRACKED.COM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR teaches Homer what it's like to be Bart CRACKED.COM Homer joins a fathering enrichment class, where he casually mentions choking Bart. To show Homer what it feels like, Dr. Zander enlists the 7' 2 Abdul-Jabbar to do some choking of his own. Dr. Zander, you made me see my life through Bart's neck!

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart was a puppeteer. His puppet show aimed to teach kids how to behave towards disabled people. CRACKED COM

Luke Wilson

Comedy performers in cringeworthy ads AT&T LUKE WILSON Meant to be a jab at Verizon, AT&T missed the mark by casting the very chill, monotone Wilson. In a baggy, ill-fitting suit, he looks like he barely even learned his lines. Nation's fastest 3G network. Talk and surf at the same time. x Most popular smartphones CRACKED

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Dragons

For Game of Thrones season 7, they physically built a dragon's back. For the scene in the episode Beyond the Wall where a few men climb on Drogon, they made Drogon's whole back out of polystyrene. CRACKED.COM

Season 7 of GoT was a total disaster, but at least it looked great, apparently thanks to some practical effects.

Source: IndieWire

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30 Pop Culture Facts That Jump, Jive and Wail

Wahlburgers

Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, with their brother Paul, opened a Boston burger joint named Wahlburgers in 2011. WAHLBURGERS In just 6 years they've expande

Snoop Dogg

CRACKED COM Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard were charged with second- and irst-degree murder of Philip Woldemariam, a rival gangster. Snoop Dogg's defens

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