Tony Alpsen is a writer for VICE entertainment. His work has also been published by Cracked, National Lampoon, Splitsider, and ReMIND Magazine.
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The ‘Family Guy’ Joke Seth MacFarlane Said He Wouldn’t Make Again
Seth MacFarlane singled out a JFK gag from ‘Family Guy’s’ first season as a joke he would probably skip if he were making it again.
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Why Burt Reynolds Dumped Horse Manure on the ‘National Enquirer’ From a Helicopter
After years of tabloid stories, Burt Reynolds used a helicopter to dump horse manure onto the National Enquirer’s giant Christmas tree.
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A 4-Year-Old’s Death Forced Mattel to Change This ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Toy
After a 4-year-old died choking on a toy missile, Mattel urged families to return the projectiles in exchange for Hot Wheels cars.
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Barry Manilow Is Behind Two Iconic Commercial Jingles You Definitely Know
Before ‘Mandy’ and ‘Copacabana,’ Barry Manilow wrote jingles for Band-Aid and State Farm—including one that earned him just $500.
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The Truth about Oprah Winfrey’s Famous Free Car Giveaway: ‘It’s Not Really a Free Car’
Oprah’s iconic giveaway sent 276 audience members home with new Pontiacs—and left some facing tax bills of as much as $7,000.
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This Famous Beach Boys Song Was Written by Charles Manson
Dennis Wilson rewrote one of Manson’s songs in 1968, which reportedly infuriated the notorious cult leader
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22 Years Ago, Sean Penn Sent the ‘South Park’ Creators This Very Angry Letter
‘All best, and sincere f*** you,’ Penn closed off his 2004 diatribe aimed at Trey Parker and Matt Stone
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Did the Kid From the Life Cereal Ads Really Die From Mixing Pop Rocks and Coke?
John Gilchrist, who played ‘Little Mikey’ was said to have been killed by the fatal mixture in the late 1970s
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Did Ozzy Osbourne Really Bite the Head off a Live Bat? Here’s the True Story.
Legend has it the Black Sabbath singer chomped down on a live bat at a concert back in 1982, but that might not be completely accurate
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32 Years Ago, a Howard Stern Listener Pulled Over to Help Save a Caller’s Life
Stern joked around with a caller who said he was standing on the edge of a bridge, and kept the man laughing until police arrived on the scene
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The Disturbing True Story of ‘The Exorcist’ Actor Who Became a Convicted Murderer
Paul Bateson, who played a radiology technician in the film, was convicted of murder in 1977, and is alleged to have committed several others
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This 1950s TV Show Put a Hiroshima Survivor Face-to-Face With One of the Men Who Dropped the Bomb
10 years after Hiroshima, ‘This Is Your Life’ blindsided survivor Kiyoshi Tanimoto by bringing out ‘Enola Gay’ co-pilot Robert Lewis and having him recount his story of dropping the bomb