33 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History for Sunday, October 26, 2025

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33 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History for Sunday, October 26, 2025
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Sometimes we forget what a big, weird world we live in. We’re so steeped in our day-to-day lives that catching a glimpse of life in far-off lands can give us a quick burst of culture shock. 

Today, a Russian cult and some different-colored Big Birds from around the world gave us some serious pop culture shock. Better brace yourself.

Animatronic Cheers Characters

In the '90s, there were airport bars with animatronic Cheers! characters. Somehow, people thought that travellers would want to sit down next to a creepy version of Norm before boarding their flight. Even more weirdly, the bars survived for a full ten years --from 1991 to 2001. CRACKED.COM

Live-Action Zelda Series

CRACKED.COM Video game movies we were denied Live action Zelda series The reason behind the series not going forward? People heard about it, and it spooked Nintendo.

Breaking Bad

PARENTS RECENTLY PETITIONED TOYS R US TO PULL THE BREAKING BAD ACTION FIGURES FROM THEIR SHELVES. A WARNING: Ages CHOKING HAZARD The Walter White 15+ BEW - figure comes with a 35 gun, a bag of cash, and Br eaking 56 a baggie full of meth*. Bad TOY FAIR NY 14 EXCLUSIVE 100 Not actual meth. an actual gun or actual cash Walter White Figura Toys R Us no longer sells them. CRACKED.COM

Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers

There is a Russian cult that worships Gadget Hackwrench from Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers. They pray to posters of her, gather to talk about how incredibly great she is, compose songs about her, and spread stickers of her wherever they go. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Alicia Silverstone

In her book, Alicia Silverstone claims that tampons make you infertile. thekindmama A Simple Guide to Supercharged Fertility, a Radiant Pregnancy, 3 Sweeter Birth, and a Healthier. More Beautiful Beginning alicia silverstone (At least one study found that tampons may protect against endometriosis, which causes infertility.) CRACKED.COM

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Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak plays Segway Polo. The Apple co-founder even has a Challenge Cup named after him. CRACKED.COM

The Silence of the Lambs

the silence of the lambs Hannibal Lecter's role was first offered to Sean Connery who thought the character was disgusting so he rejected their offer

Game of Thrones

Gregor The Mountain Clegane from Game of Thrones has three different faces throughout the series. The first two actors portraying the character didn't seem very intimidating until Hafpór Júlíus Björnsson took the role in Season 4. CRACKED.COM

Terry Jones

Terry Jones hosted a fake BBC documentary about flying penguins. в в C SUBSCA Jones showed up in a fake trailer for Miracles of Evolution, an elaborate BBC April Fools gag about a group of penguins who gained the ability to fly. CRACKED.COM

Museum of Failure

There is a museum just for failed inventions. CRACKED.COM The touring Museum of Failure features an interna- tional collection of more than 100 innovation fail- ures, such as Harley-David- son perfume, Colgate beef lasagna, and Google Glass.

The Seinfeld Sandwich

Sandwiches Named After Celebrities THE JERRY SEINFELD COMEDY SPECIAL New York's Peanut Butter & Co. offers this simple dish created by Seinfeld himself. Seinfeld credits this open-faced H&H bagel with peanut butter, honey, and cinnamon for helping him survive his early years as a struggling comedian. CRACKED.COM

Full House

In Full House, when Steve Hale was first introduced, his last name was Peters. Milk 3k SA B CRACKED.COM

The Fart Musician

14 THINGS YOU CAN CRACKED.COM DO WITH A FART BECOME A FAMED ENTERTAINER JOSEPH PUJOL WAS A FART MUSICIAN WHO BECAME THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PERFORMER IN FRANCE DURING THE LATE 1800S. Не did farting impressions of famous people, blew out candles and played tunes on various wind instruments. Intestinal Artistry

Lost

They filmed three different season 4 finales. LOST CRACKED.COM Fans were clambering to learn the identity of Jeremy Bentham, so to prevent a leak, they filmed 3 vastly different reveals: John Locke, Desmond, and Sawyer each took a turn in the coffin.

Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes has a dazzling array of characters. THE BEST ONES WERE INVENTED TO SPITE ONE GUY. Eddie Selzer was a Warner Bros. producer who reportedly liked barging into the animators' room, shouting random orders, and leaving. The animators hated him so much they invariably did the opposite of what he said. For example: No Sylvester and Tweety combos. No skunk characters. No Tasmanian Devil. And absolutely no bullfighting or camels. GRACKED.COM http://articles chicagotribune.com/1989-11-07/features/ 8901 1280895_1_first-animator-cartoons-chuck-jones

Honeymoons

Go on that honeymoon, if you can Honeymoons decrease the chances of divorce by 41%. CRACKED.COM

Paul McCartney

A guy got into Paul McCartney's house by saying he was the son of God. Не rang the doorbell and McCartney answered it, and the guy told him he was Jesus Christ. McCartney thought Well, it probably isn't. But if he is, I'm not going to be the one to turn him away, so he let him and gave him a cup of tea. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

WandaVision

Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany had a disgusting, snotty kiss on WandaVision. They call it Snotgate, and it involved one of them (they can't agree who) having their nose suddenly start running during a passionate kiss. CRACKED.COM

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody got excited (and racist) when introducing Sean Paul on SNL. CRACKED.COM The actor decided the best way to introduce the act was by mumbling We got the whole family in the house in a wig and Jamaican accent. Не also introduced Sean John by mistake.

Mickey and Minnie IRL

The voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse are married in real life. Wayne Allwine voiced Mickey for 32 years before his death in 2009. Allwine's wife, Russi Taylor, voiced Minnie for 33 years before her death in 2019. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Good Place

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Shoutout to the Props Master .. - سيد 4F il ИХ ONCE MORE I INTO DENA - - - - LIONS LABRY HEMSWORTH GLOWS IT AGAINO GAY PERELLO - - - IT'S Tahini reads from a tabloid magazine with an ad on the back for a book by Gay Perello, the Props Master on the show. The Good Place CRACKED.COM

Athleisure

CRACKED ATHLEISURE ISN'T COOL EVERYWHERE ELSE. TRADESDRED Sure, stylish sportswear outside of the gym is trendy, but in Japan, most of Europe, and elsewhere, wearing sweatpants, leggings, flip flops, and even baseball caps in public is disrespectful.

Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls' survival adventures were revealed to be fake. In one episode in the Sierra Nevada, Grylls bites off the head of a snake for breakfast. A producer revealed that Grylls actually spent the night with the show's crew in a luxury lodge with all amenities, presumably including breakfast. CRACKED.COM

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