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The Deadly Dreams That Inspired Freddy Krueger From ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Freddy Krueger is a wise-craking ghost serial killer. As fantastical as he is, he was inspired by some terrifying actual events.
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Yoko Ono Said John Lennon Would’ve Become a Rapper
John Lennon's music could have gone in so many directions if he lived to the present day. Someone close to him thought he would've started rapping.
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What Were Drakes’ 5 Biggest Hit Songs of All Time?
Drake was the most po[ular rapper of the 2010s. Which of the many, many hits make were his top 5 most successful Billboard Hot 100 singles.?
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Why ‘Greasy’ Johnny Depp Got a Role in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Johnny Depp got to be in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street even though Craven's first impression of him was negative.
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Alanis Morissette Got Her ‘Butt Kicked’ Over One of Her Biggest Hits
Alanis Morisette had a handful of hits in the 1990s. She received a lot of criticism for one of them -- and she didn't even want to release it.
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What Were George Michael’s 5 Biggest Hits of All Time?
George Michael had huge hits, both with Wham! and on his own. Which songs were his five biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100?
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How a Cat Inspired Freddy Krueger From ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Freddy Krueger has scared millions, which is interesting given that Wes Craven took inspiration from his cat when he created the character.
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Jason Vorhees Wasn’t the Killer in ‘Friday the 13th’ – Here’s Who Was
Jason Vorhees is the most famous character from the Friday the 13th franchise -- but he wasn't the killer in the first film.
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RuPaul: The Many (Non-Drag Queen) Entertainers Who Inspired Him
RuPaul might be the most influential drag queen of all time. Which entertainers influenced him to become the queen he is today?
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Disney: The Real Women Who Inspired Jessica Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit has an impossible physique -- but she was actually inspired by a handful of real women. Here's what the looked like.
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‘Star Wars’: The Decision Disney Made That Carrie Fisher Called ‘Stupid’
Almost everything Disney does with Star Wars becomes a controversy. Here's a decision Disney made that Carrie Fisher decried.
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What Were the Rolling Stones’ 5 Biggest Hits of All Time?
The Rolling Stones are one of the most popular bands ever. Which of their many hits were the most successful on the American charts?
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‘Star Wars’: Does Emperor Palpatine Have a First Name?
Emperor is one of the most popular Star Wars villains of all time. He once ruled the galaxy -- but does he have a first name?
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What Were Prince’s Biggest Hit Songs of All Time?
Prince gave the world a huge number of major hits in the 1980s and 1990s. What where his five most popular songs of all time?
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What Were the Monkees’ Biggest Hits of All Time?
The Monkees had quite a few hits during their heydey in the late 1960s. How many of their five biggest hits can you name?
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Why Glenn Danzig Refused to Play Wolverine in the ‘X-Men’ Movies
Glenn Danzig is a legendary rocker and he could have become a legendary actor but he turned down the role of Wolverine.
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The Classic Rock Band Mick Jagger Called ‘Silly Nonsense’
Mick Jagger always seemed to speak his mind - even if it meant calling out a popular band for supposedly being lesser than the Rolling Stones.
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The Song Where John Lennon Called Out His Delusional Fans
John Lennon was very outspoken about everything, including his own fans. Here's why he called some of them out in a song.
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The Story Behind 50 Cent’s Collaboration With Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson and 50 Cent made very different music but 50 once performed a verse on a Jackson song. Yet, 50 criticized Jackson.
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The Hit Monkees Song That Was Inspired by Jim Morrison
A Monkees song inspired by high art seems like a contradiction in terms but such a song actually exists — and it became one of the band’s most lasting hits. This hit was directly inspired by the music of the Doors. Interestingly, this song wasn’t originally recorded by the Monkees, a.k.a. the Prefab Four. The …
