30 Pop-Culture Trivia Nuggets for Friday, October 24, 2025

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30 Pop-Culture Trivia Nuggets for Friday, October 24, 2025
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30 Pop-Culture Trivia Nuggets for Friday, October 24, 2025

Vulfpeck

American funk band Vulfpeck released a completely silent album on Spotify. ZZEL ZZZEF ZZZZPP zzzzzIE GRACKED.COM 7 7777 Sleepify was a collection of ten, roughly 30 second long tracks of silence that the band asked fans to play on repeat as they slept. They earned $20,000 in royalties before Spotify closed the loophole.

Little Mac

Little Mac had to be little because two thirds of the screen was needed for the player to focus on the larger, more intricate opponents. 3 2:58 POINTS 4770 Rounos TKO And his name was indeed a play on the newly popular Big Mac. CRACKED.COM

Kanye West

Just before Kanye went on SNL, he had an explosive meltdown backstage. February 13 Не had asked for a shiny floor, but they tore it down because it was too bright, so he ranted Look at that sh-, they took my f-in' stage off of 'SNL' without asking me. CRACKED.COM

Heidi Montag

CRACKED COM ie TV ds Heidi Montag spent nearly $2 million of her own money on her first album, titled Superficial. The album, which she and her husband produced themselves, took three years to make. Despite boasts that it was comparable to Michael HETDI Jackson's Thriller in terms MONTAG of sound and quality, SUPERACIAL Superficial was met with poor sales and bad reviews. Au

Icelandic TV

Until 1987, there was no TV broadcast in Iceland on Thursdays. CRACKED.COM The idea behind the decision was to reserve Thursdays as a day for socializing. As a re- sult, many Icelanders born before 1987 joke that they were most likely conceived on a Thursday.

Zeppo Marx

Zeppo Marx created an early FitBit. CRACKED.COM Perhaps the most underappreciated Marx brother, he eventually left showbiz to become an engineer. Не invented a wrist-worn heart monitor that would sound an alarm when the wearer was overexerting their heart.

Guinness

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The Mona Lisa

There is a copy of the Mona Lisa painted by one of Da Vinci's students. Prado Mona Lisa was a copy painted simultane- ously as Da Vinci's origi- nal. It has come to be un- derstood as the earliest known studio copy of Leonardo's masterpiece. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Game of Thrones

So many Game of Thrones fans grabbed Daniel Portman's (Podrick) crotch. I've been grabbed by so many... like the amount of like older, older women who are very... he said once, making a grabby gesture. CRACKED.COM

Neverland Ranch

Cribs of the rich and famous Michael Jackson's Neverland A ZOO. A train. An amusement park. Only for $200 million. CRACKED.COM

Speed Racer

Live-Action Adaptations of Cartoons Then vs. Now Speed Racer Based on a manga, the 1967-1968 show was beloved, and even had a few unauthorized American remakes. The Wachowskis adapted it in 2008, but their hyper- stylized live-action movie with seizure-inducing visuals was a bit too much. CRACKED.COM

The Royals

CRACKED.COM Royal boys have to wear shorts until they're 8 years old Okay, by no means a terrible offense, but it's truly wild that for tradition's sake, boys in the royal family must wear shorts in the middle of winter.

Angelina Jolie

TREKKER CELEBRITIES ANGELINA JOLIE KNOWN FOR Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Girl, Interrupted, Tomb Raider TREK CLAIM TO FAME Spock was her childhood crush. CRACKED.COM

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne suffers from epilepsy CRACKED.COM Не was diagnosed as a child, but he's suffered more and more seizures as his career progresses. Не blames it on the rock star lifestyle, or, as he puts it, just plain stress, no rest and overworking myself.

Elvis Stojko

Canadian figure skater Elvis Stojko is a martial arts master. Stojko received his black belt in karate at age 16, land went on to study 'Hung Gar,' a combat-based form of karate. These days he's a teacher at Cead Bua Fighting Faction School. CRACKED.COM

Game of Thrones

Anti-air guns guarded the Game of Thrones set. IXI DRONEKILLER X not taken on the GoT set The studio had people with drone killer guns watching the sky, ready to shoot down any drones. CRACKED.COM

Mothers Against Video Game Addiction and Violence

CRACKED COMPANY OX MOTHERS AGAINST VIDEOGAME ADDICTION AND VIOLENCE In 2003, David Yoo made a fake website called Mothers Against Videogame Addiction and Violence (MAVAV) for a school project. It got over 60,000 visits and a lot of people wrote in thinking it was a real thing.

Betty White

AT A GLANCE BETTY WHITE She remembered all the writers David А. Goodman wrote, During my 2 seasons on Golden Girls, I only spoke to Betty White once. 20 years later she came in to Family Guy, I walked up to her and said 'I'm sure you don't remember me...' and she said 'Of course I remember you, David Goodman! I loved the writers! CRACKED.COM

Lizzy McGuire

Hilary Duff needed an acting coach on set of Lizzie McGuire. After filming the pilot, Disney hired an acting coach to help the children on set. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino came from a random name generator. To Donald Glover's credit, it was a Wu-Tang name generator so ... nice. CRACKED.COM

Schitt’s Creek

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is a Muslim who voted for Donald Trump. Tyson became friends with Trump before his time in prison, where he converted to REVERLAST BLOG Islam. CRACKED.COM

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin's will set aside $2,500 of her estate for a post-funeral party. Article 11 of her will included the stipulation that the mon- ey goes towards a party at a suitable location as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell. 200 special guests attended the event at the Li- on's Share in San Anselmo, California. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Pac-Man

Pac-Man READY! CRACKED.COM That signature wakka-wakka onomatopoeia is pronounced paku-paku in Japan. They nearly translated that to Puck Man, until someone noticed how easily arcade cabinets could be altered to something more... flattering, yet sinister.

Coors

Coors accidentally marketed beer to their Spanish-speaking customers with the promise that they'd run to the toilet. THE ORIGINA LONGNECKS 12 FL.OZ. bors I BOCKY ة GOLDEN The brewing company translated .... - . - - Bumpoor Design - - Swere INTERNATION their English catchphrase, Turn it NATURAL FF WATER loose, without realizing that it means Suffer from diarrhea in Spanish. CRACKED.COM

Nathan Fillion

celebrities who Are Into Magic: The Gathering Nathan Fillion Fillion has been trying to learn the rules-heavy card game. It's just mana, plus monsters, plus spells, plus counters, plus hey wait what does this word mean? During your splcep, bars all artifacts and enchantments. Card you can't take from him: Just of me as the storm before the cafes. Gerrard of the Weatherlight serenity and - - CRACKED.COM

Schitt’s Creek (Again)

Ted had to stand on a box to kiss Alexis. CRACKED.COM Annie Murphy is just about as tall as Dustin Milligan, so Milligan would often have to stand while she was sitting, or get a boost to appear taller when they smooched.

Rip Torn

Jack Donaghy's boss and mentor, Don Geiss, dies offscreen in season 4. 30 ROCK The storyline was added after Rip Torn, who played Geiss, got arrested for breaking into a bank while carrying a gun. Не was so drunk, he thought it was his house. CRACKED.COM

Tom Hanks

As a hobby, Tom Hanks takes pictures of gloves. Road Specifically, single lost gloves lying in the snow. Sometimes they're pretty little knitted gloves, sometimes they're hard working... What is a better metaphor for the loneliness of the city? Of a single lost glove? he asks. CRACKED.COM

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