29 Trivia Nuggets That Journeyed Across The Whole Of Pop Culture History To Be With You

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29 Trivia Nuggets That Journeyed Across The Whole Of Pop Culture History To Be With You
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If you're not blushing through this entire list,  you must not have blood running through your veins. Do you know the lengths that these perfect pop culture facts had to travel to you? You know that speech Rutger Hauer gave at the end of Blade Runner? That's nothing. These babies experienced way more than any replicant to get to you today. And they have better wisdom to impart. Whether you take it is up to you.

We can only dream of facts caring enough to land in our laps. We have to scour the globe for ours, but you lucky little devils are just buried in them.

Rollerblade Barbie

CRACKED.COM $10 RÉBATE Rollerblade Barbie had skates that light up... Barbie Rollerblade Skates flicker'a Bash! Because they were basically lighters.

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The Simpsons

CRACKED.COM YARD WORK SIMULATOR The Simpsons made a FarmVille joke years before Farm Ville. Wouldn't it be silly if people pretended to tend to plants in a computer? The Simpsons thought so in 1998, a full decade before the real thing.

Celebrity Collections

Не might not look it, but Johnny Depp loves collecting 1st-edition literature. Не owns first-edition books from Arthur Rimbaud, Jack Kerouac, Dylan Thomas, and Edgar Allan Poe. CRACKED.COM

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Tim Burton and Apes

Apes freak out TIM BURTON and he tried to capture what makes them so disturbing to him when he made Planet of the Apes. They scare me. he said. They may smile at you and look cute but beneath the surface is a darker behavior.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Mackenzie Crook had to wear two contact lenses in the same eye. It's uncomfortable, but not painful, he says.

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Interior Decorating

DECORATE YOUR SPACE LIKE YOU People whose homes match their personalities report higher levels of well-being. This is especially important among older people. CRACKED.COM

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Tangled Easter Eggs

Tangled has a shout-out to Lion King. In the I Have A Dream scene, Pumbaa is in the Snuggly Duckling tavern. CRACKED.COM

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The Origins of Santa

- Coca-Cola invented BELIEF: Santa Claus as we know him. TRUTH: In 1836, illustrator Thomas Nast originated the classic imagery of Santa Claus in a red suit, by combining him with Uncle Sam. CRACKED.COM

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Gilligan’s Island

GILLIGAN'S ISLAND You can see a flag at alf-mast in the intro sequence. AINNOL CHARTER P- FREE LUNCHES President Kennedy was assassinated just before
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Celebrity Demands

On her 2010 World Tour, Rihanna's room had to have Archipelago Black Forest Candles. If the promoter couldn't get these, they had to contact Rihanna's

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