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Notch Doesn't Have a Brother

Herobrine has to be the most famous thing in Minecraft that was never actually in Minecraft. The whole legend traces back to a 2010 forum post claiming a white-eyed figure was haunting someone's world, supposedly the ghost of Notch's dead brother. Notch has flat out said he doesn't have one, but the myth took on a life of its own anyway and is still one of the game's most enduring urban legends.

An Accent Coached From Home

Tia Dalma speaks with a partial Jamaican accent, and that's no coincidence. Naomie Harris's own mother is Jamaican and worked as her dialect coach to help her nail the sound during production.

Ellie's Kill Bill Jumpsuit

Once you've finished the game and unlocked some of the cosmetic outfits, one option for Ellie is a bright yellow tracksuit that's unmistakably lifted from Uma Thurman's Bride in Kill Bill. Given how far Ellie's come by the credits, it's a fitting look for her.

Nine Men Stand Between Altaïr and Redemption

After Al Mualim strips Altaïr of his rank for a botched mission, he's handed a hit list of nine targets scattered across Damascus, Acre, and Jerusalem to earn his way back into the Brotherhood. Each kill drips out a little more of the game's Templar conspiracy, right up until the reveal that Al Mualim was pulling the strings all along.

Arcane Swept the Annie Awards

Between its two seasons, Arcane became the first TV series to sweep the Annie Awards in a single year, and it later racked up seven wins at the 52nd Annies for season two alone, more than any other nominated show that year including Dream Productions.

There's a Whole Alternate Ending

A different ending was actually filmed as a bonus feature for the final season's DVD release, framing the entire series as a dream had by Hal — Bryan Cranston's character from Malcolm in the Middle. It never made it to air, obviously.

Shigaraki's Name Is Basically a Funeral

Tomura Shigaraki's real name is built out of some pretty grim kanji, 'shi' for death, 'tomura' for mourning, and even the character for tree echoes the wooden grave markers used in Japanese cemeteries. His whole identity is basically spelled out before you even meet him.

Hopper's Cabin Is a Real Escape Room You Can Visit

The rustic cabin where Hopper gets attacked in Season 3 cost the production a grand total of one dollar to use, because it belongs to an Atlanta escape room company called Escape Woods. They later turned the actual cabin into one of their own attractions, letting fans try to outsmart their own version of the Mind Flayer on site.

A Sly Dig at Batman & Robin

After you free Cash and Dr Kellerman from the laughing gas trap, look back through the glass into the room they were held in. Rocksteady snuck in a not-so-subtle nod to the much-maligned 1997 Batman & Robin film here, poking fun at one of the franchise's lowest points at the time.

Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

When it launched, this sequel didn't just do well, it smashed the all-time opening weekend record, easily outpacing the previous record holder and pulling in nearly three times what the first Pirates film made on its own debut weekend.