28 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Friday, November 21, 2025

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28 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Friday, November 21, 2025
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They say to never meet your heroes, but we're glad we met these pop culture facts. We have to admit, there were some nerves at first, but their bright, inviting smiles put us right at ease. We just shot the breeze with them as if they were any pleasant passersby at the market. This is all to say that if you're as big a fan of random pop culture facts as we are, there's no need to be nervous right now.

Stroll into this list with confidence, and get the picture with them that you've always wanted. They even let you put your arm around them!

Power Rangers

Angel Grove, California POWER RANGERS Bar CRACKED COM The Power Rangers' hometown is thought to be based on Los Angeles, which is convenient because that's where the series was filmed.

Michael Bay

MICHAEL BAY PLAYED A SCIENTIST IN ARMAGGEDON. CRACKED.COM Bay makes an appearance as a background NASA scientist that's helping Bruce Willis destroy a meteor.

Axl Rose

CRACKED.COM According to Axl Rose, the seed for Welcome to the Jungle was planted when he and a friend hitchhiked to New York City. 100m - TWO ALB VARIE SHOP TE NOT While wandering around a Caribbean neighborhood, an old man came over, looked at them, and said, Do you know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby. You're gonna die!

Riz Ahmed

RIZ AHMED was the first Muslim actor to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. The 2021 nomination was for his lead role in the movie Sound of Metal. CRACKED.COM

John Legend

John Legend CRACKED.COM Poet J. Ivy once told him JOHN STEPHENS was a bit old-school for his legendary sound. When Chrissy Teigen was asked why she didn't take his name when they married, she said my husband didn't even take his last name?

South Park

In the South Park movie, Saddam Hussein was credited as himself. BEBE JENNIFER HOWELL DR. GOUACHE GEORGE CLOONEY CONAN O'BRIEN BRENT SPINER BROOKE SHIELDS MINNIE DRIVER THE BALDWIN BROTHERS DAVE FOLEY SADDAM HUSSEIN HIMSELF DR. VOSKNOCKER ERIC IDLE CANADIAN FIGHTER PILOT NICK RHODES Gynen TODDY C WALTERS Unsurpisingly, in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the character of Saddam Hussein was actually voiced by Matt Stone. CRACKED.COM

Sorry, Wrong Number

PHONE FILMS 1948 SORRY, WRONG NUMBER A classic noir drama about a woman who overhears what sounds like a murder plot over the phone and does her best to prevent it. It's based on a critically lauded radio play and book. CRACKED.COM

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John Bender in 'The Breakfast Club'

Roles Almost Played by Nicolas Cage BENDER The Breakfast Club Nicolas Cage was considered for John Bender, which would've changed all media, forever. CRACKED.COM

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Kesha

Kesha is a jeweler... kind of CRACKEDO While Kesha was in a treatment center in 2014, a friend of hers tweeted a truly ominous message from her account: She's doing well and needs more of your teeth to make art with. She actually did make a bunch of jewelry (before the treatment center instituted a policy against receiving mouth bones in the mail).

The First Recorded High-Five

HIGH-FIVING os 12 On Oct. 2, 1977, Glenn Burke, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, reached his hand up to his teammate; Dusty Baker, who had j
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Trekkie Beer

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Phobias

Despite playing tough guys on-screen, Liam Neeson is actually a wimp when it comes to heights. He's not just afraid of standing in a tall building or

Doctor Who

Doctor Who's TARDIS was originally supposed to change shape regularly to fit in with its surroundings. OTC THE IMPROVISATION: The series creators real

Geno Machado

CRACKEDC COM Geno Machado, a participant on the Spanish reality-talent show Operacion Triunfo (Triumph Operation), claimed that the show didn't prepar

Raiders of the Lost Ark

In Raiders of the Lost Ark, when Indy and Sallah descend into the Well of Souls, it's night-time. All they do inside is remove the Ark and pull it up.

Beetlejuice

The iconic role of Beetlejuice was almost played by Sammy Davis Jr. Tim Burton originally wanted the role to go to the Rat Pack member, but once Burto

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