25 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Friday, December 19th

I hear they call it "Soda Culture History" down South...
25 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Friday, December 19th

What do you call the sweet fizzy beverages you get in a can, and how old were you when you realized that every region in the US has a different name for it? I grew up calling it “soda” and figured that everyone else did, too. It wasn't until I went to college in the American Midwest that I found out a lot of people refer to these beverages as "pop." Some people can't seem to decide between the two and just call it "soda pop." The worst offenders are those that refer to any fizzy drinks as “Coke" – that's just confusing! Well, either way, enjoy these “pop” (or soda or coke) culture facts, regardless of your local vernacular. 

Palm Springs

TIME LOOP MOVIES PALM SPRINGS - NUMBER THE MOVIE'S PHYSICS ARE REAL (SORT OF). Physicist Clifford V. Johnson was brought in as a consultant to get the jargon right (and he has a cameo). Cristin Milioti memorized a five-page quantum mechanics explanation-that ended up getting cut. CRACKED.COM

Hip Hop High

GIANIS The Notorious B.I.G, Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes all went to high school together. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Egyptian Jokesters

The Egyptians were basically known as the class clown of the Ancient world. They had such a strong reputation for cracking jokes all the time, Romans banned Egyptian lawyers from courts because their jokes disrupted the work of the court. CRACKED.COM

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Shrimp

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Attila the Hun

Attila the Hun's army cured meat by placing it under the saddle. As they rode, their horses' salty sweat would gather around the pieces of meat, makin

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal

JAKE AND MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL The well-known actor siblings grew up in Hollywood, with parents Emmy-nominated director Stephen Gyllenhaal and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. CRACKED.COM

Will Smith

Will Smith SHARK TALE CRACKED.COM Smith took the role of Oscar when his kids were toddlers, and said it's only natural for celebs to congeal around these types of movies: Okay, yeah, somebody's kid just turned 7, that's why they are doing this.

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