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Jason Statham Almost Died While Filming ‘The Expendables 3’
The actor’s diving experience ultimately saved his life after a botched stunt sent him plunging into the Black Sea back in 2013
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This Infamous Party Drug Is Quietly Making a Comeback, Thanks to ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
The long-banned sedative is resurfacing in underground drug circles, fueled in part by nostalgia and renewed curiosity after the 2013 film.
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Stan Lee’s Former Business Manager Allegedly Stole Vials of His Blood
The ‘Spider-Man’ creator eventually sued the man for selling comic books stamped with his so-called ‘solvent DNA ink’
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Bettmann/Getty Images Sean Penn Was in Jail With the Night Stalker, and Wrote Him a Nasty Letter
Richard Ramirez was in the cell across from Penn during his brief stay at the Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles back in 1987
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Did ‘The Basketball Diaries’ Accidentally Capture a Real Suicide?
Something (or perhaps someone) can be spotted falling from the Henry Hudson Bridge in the background of one scene
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A ‘Seinfeld’-‘Friends’ Crossover With a Dark Twist Was Proposed at One Point
NBC pushed for a collaboration early on, but Larry David had no interest in making it happen
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Magic Johnson Said He Wanted to Hit Howard Stern After Interviewing Him in 1998
Stern appeared on Johnson’s short-lived talk show, where he encouraged the former basketball player to use Ebonics and suggested that he ‘had fun getting AIDS’
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A Coin Toss Cost This Legendary Hollywood Actress Her Life
The beloved star was only 33 years old when her plane crashed into Potosi Mountain back in 1942, killing all 22 passengers
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‘E.T.’ Started Out as a Horror Movie With Killer Aliens
An unproduced script entitled ‘Night Skies’ ultimately became the basis for ‘E.T.,’ and inspired ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Poltergeist’ as well
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25 Years Ago, ‘MAD’ Magazine Had to Change One of Its Covers Because of 9/11
The long-running humor mag’s 411th issue originally featured Alfred E. Neuman running through a crime scene in New York City
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Why David Letterman Banned the Director of ‘Spring Breakers’ From His Show
Harmony Korine was scheduled to appear on the ‘Late Show’ in 1999, but never made it on the air due to his strange behavior backstage
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Redferns/Getty Images Jimi Hendrix Hated Touring With the Monkees So Much He Flipped Off Their Fans and Quit
Hendrix only lasted seven or eight shows before he’d had enough of the disruptive, teenage crowds they were playing for
