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Plus: Alex Jones Loses His Mind on A.I. Prankster Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about Joe Pesci, trivia tidbits, Alex Jones losing it on A.I., why everybody hates Chris Pratt, and more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Joe Pesci Is Most Funny When He’s Most Terrifying]( It’s very possible Joe Pesci’s most famous scene is also his funniest. You know the one. As the menacing gangster Tommy DeVito, Pesci horrifies, boring into [Ray Liotta]( panicked Henry Hill until the kid’s almost convinced violence is about to erupt. Nobody who saw [Goodfellas]( back in 1990 thought the scene was funny initially — we were too nervous about what Tommy was capable of doing — but its unexpected punchline brought with it an explosive laugh from audiences, probably mixed with a little relief. Pesci’s patter, inspired by an [actual incident]( when he was a waiter attending to a grumpy real-life mobster, was improvised, with director [Martin Scorsese]( only letting Pesci and Liotta know ahead of time that he wanted them to riff, thereby ensuring the other actors’ tense reactions. The sequence is hysterical because it’s so terrifying. [READ MORE]( [15 Trivia Tidbits We Used To Spackle Our Brains Into Shimmering Gray Orbs]( Greetings idiot Earthlings. Allow me and my large extraterrestrial brain to enlighten you with my knowledge of your very own planet. For starters, did you know that 25% of your skeletal structure resides in your feet? [READ MORE]( More Trivia: - [15 Bits Of Trivia That Breached Our Somata Like A Trojan Horse Full Of Intrusive Thoughts]( - [15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Looney Tunes’]( - [12 Bonkers Facts About Probability And Statistics]( - [15 Trivia Tidbits To Memorize Before A Solar Flare Obliterates The Internet]( - [15 Trivia Tidbits About Bill Hader]( [Maybe Everyone Is Mad at Chris Pratt Because He’s a Lousy Movie Star]( [Five Guys Who Did Their Best to Remain Assholes Even Beyond the Grave]( [Philosophical Conundrums From ‘Futurama’ That Could Be True]( [Do Not Sniff: 5 Of Nature's Deadliest Flowers]( [The Throwaway ‘Simpsons’ Line That Has Ruined ‘Little Women’ for a Generation]( [24 Actors Who Aren’t Always Main Characters, But Make Every Movie Better]( [TikTok Impressionist Orders Coffee As 19 Different Celebrities]( [5 Disastrous Stadium Promotions That Should Have Known Better]( [Alex Jones Loses His Mind on A.I. Prankster Who He Thought Was Tucker Carlson]( [13 Desperate Attempts By Celebrities to Look Relatable]( [‘Ted Lasso’ Needs to Stop Being About Jason Sudeikis’ Divorce]( [13 of Nicolas Cage’s Funniest Interview Moments]( TWEET OF THE DAY [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [Logomark_DIGITAL_Red_50X50-px]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Literally Media · 190 West St Ste 17B · Brooklyn, NY 11222-3855 · USA