Books, Actually
Famous for starting off as Fifty Shades of Grey fanfiction, Stephanie Meyer's Twilight was released to critical acclaim before being adapted into a movie series containing 5 movies.
Um, actually, Fifty Shades of Grey was originally Twilight fanfiction.
Olivia Rodrigo, who just released her new album, is known for only having albums with 4 letter titles, like her first album, SOUR.
Um, actually, her new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl in love, is not 4 letters.
Zach Cregger's second foray into horror, Weapons (based on the Stephen King novel of the same name) received critical acclaim, and later got an Oscar on account of Amy Madigan's stellar performance as Aunt Gladys.
Um, actually, Weapons is not based on a Stephen King novel.
Um, actually, DS stands for Dual Screen.
Although it started in the US with RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, the franchise made its way abroad in time. It started with RuPaul's Drag Race: UK, and eventually grew to include series' like Drag Race Sverige and Drag Race Brazil.
Um, actually, the first international Drag Race franchise was Drag Race Thailand.
JK Rowling is a terrible person, but it is undeniable the impact she has had on literature since she released the Harry Potter books. The series features novels like The Chamber of Secrets, The Half-Blood Prince, and the longest book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Um, actually, the longest book in the series is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Although she herself does not like the album, Plastic Hearts marked a new era for Miley Cyrus sonically, as she dipped into a more rock sound. Highlights from the album include Angels Like You, Bad Karma (which features Pat Benatar), and Gimme What I Want.
Um, actually, it isn't Pat Benatar that is featured on Bad Karma, but Joan Jett.
The Top 4 highest grossing movies of all time are all directed by James Cameron, and the list features famous films like Titanic and movies from the Avatar series.
Um, actually, Avengers: Endgame is the second highest grossing film of all time and is not directed by James Cameron, but by the Russo brothers.
If it does come out this year, GTA VI will release a staggering 13 years and 1 month after the previous game in the series, GTA V. The game previous to that, GTA: San Andreas, released only 5 years before GTA V.
Um, actually, the game released before GTA V was GTA IV.
The record for most lip syncs in a single season is held by Symone, who lip-synced 7 times throughout Season 13, and won every single one.
Um, actually, Kandy Muse also lip-synced 7 times on Season 13, and shares the record with Symone.
The Jurassic Park series is one of the most acclaimed series' of all time. The original trilogy, directed by Steven Spielberg, was later rebooted into the Jurassic World series, which now features 5 movies.
Um, actually, Steven Spielberg only directed the first two Jurassic Park films.
In Sabrina Carpenter's breakout album, Short n' Sweet, she details the failings of many of her exes. She talks about Barry Keoghan in Please Please Please and Sharpest Tool, as well as calling out Joshua Basset in Dumb & Poetic.
Um, actually, Sharpest Tool is about Shawn Mendes, not Barry Keoghan.
Um, actually, the first MCU movie to win an Oscar was Black Panther, which won for Best Costume Design in 2019.
One of the most iconic game series' of all time, Pokémon is a world-wide sensation. Starting with 151 in the first generation (featuring iconic ones like Charizard, Pikachu, and Mew), Pokémon now has over 2000 recognized Pokémon.
Um, actually, Pokémon only has 1025 Pokémon currently.
Only 9 queens have ever managed to attain 4 challenge wins on a regular season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and it has never happened twice on a singular season. Major queens who have achieved this feat are Sasha Colby, Gigi Goode, Symone, Myki Meeks, and Shea Coulee.
Um, actually, Sapphira Cristal and Plane Jane both got 4 wins on Season 16.
The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the first prequel book written by Suzanne Collins for The Hunger Games series, and features a first-person retelling of Coriolanus Snow's early life, featuring the 10th annual Hunger Games and Snow's first love, District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird.
Um, actually, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is third-person.
ARTPOP, although commercially not as successful as Lady Gaga's earlier albums, is recognized now as a true piece of art. However, it is slightly tainted by the now removed song, Do What U Want, which unfortunately featured P Diddy.
Um, actually, Do What U Want featured R Kelly, not P Diddy.
Only 3 movies have ever won the 'Big 5' at the Oscars. It Happened One Night, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Silence of the Lambs each won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Um, actually, the Big 5 contains Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original), not Best Score.
Famous for it's ability to be played in 5 different ways resulting in different story elements, Toby Fox's Undertale is renowned for it's interesting characters, like Papyrus, Sans, and Toriel, heartbreaking moments like having to fight Asgore, and it's amazing score.
Um, actually, there are only 3 different ways to play Undertale (4 if you separate Pacifist and True Pacifist).
On the premiere episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8, Robbie Turner entered as the 100th queen ever to walk into the werkroom. This was also on the 100th ever episode of the series.
Um, actually, Derrick Barry was the 100th queen to enter the werkroom, not Robbie Turner.
Famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy, known for writing classics like Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, died at the age of 82 after contracting Pneumonia- his heart failing dramatically as he tried to run away from his family at a train station.
Um, actually, Crime and Punishment was written by Dostoyevsky, not Tolstoy.
Michael Jackson holds the record for most Grammy wins in a single night, winning 8 Grammys (including Album of the Year, Record of the Yearm, Best Pop Vocal Performance, etc.) for his album, Bad.
Um, actually, Michael Jackson won his 8 Grammys in one night with Thriller, not Bad.
Acting icon Meryl Streep holds both the record for most Academy Award nominations for Best Actress, as well as the record for most Best Actress wins, most famously for Sophie's Choice in 1982.
Um, actually, Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most Best Actress wins, not Meryl Streep.
Known for being the most difficult Mario Kart tracks, Rainbow Road remains an iconic track theme for fans, Taking place in space, there are 10 unique Rainbow Roads throughout the series, and some are remade in other games as well.
Um, actually, some Rainbow Roads take place in the sky above cities, and not in space.
RuPaul's Drag Race has had many cast sizes throughout its run. Season 1 is the smallest season, with only 9 contestants, and Season 11 tops the charts with 15 competitors, making it the biggest Drag Race cast of all time.
Um, actually, Season 15 is the biggest Drag Race cast with 16 contestants.