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The best, worst, most interesting, questionable, and unforgettable clothes in pop culture history.

Fictional Fashion

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From the runways of Milan to local neighborhoods, people all over the world use fashion as a way to express themselves, identify with specific cultures, and protect themselves from the elements. Various fashions have also sprung from movie and television sets, spanning everything from elaborate and accurate period costumes&nbsp;to fantastical futuristic concepts and far-out <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fifth-element-wardrobe/megan-summers" target="_blank">sci-fi costume design</a>.

Some sci-fi fashion is <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ridiculous-80s-futuristic-fashion/erin-cody" target="_blank">too outlandish</a> to exist beyond the world of fantasy. However, many sci-fi movies and shows have transcended the big screen and had major impacts on fashion and daily wear in the real world. Sci-fi has given the fashion world everything&nbsp;from the techno-noir leather and latex of The Matrix, to the classy steampunk of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-behind-the-scenes/zack-howe?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</a>, to the sexy psychedelic go-go attire of Barbarella. Which sci-fi fashion would you rock out with your bad self? Vote below!

Which Sci-Fi Universe Has The Best Fashion?

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Which Are The Best Sci-Fi Fashions In Movies And TV

Renata Carmen

Fun facts, news stories, and pics from McDonald's, the world's largest burger chain.

I'm Lovin' It

McDonald's

McDonald&rsquo;s has a long and fascinating history in PR, marketing, and advertising. From eye-catching and fun mascots like Speedee and Ronald McDonald, to purposely <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mcdonalds-mcrib-history/renata-carmen" target="_blank">created product scarcity</a>, to catchy phrases like&nbsp;&quot;I&#39;m Lovin&#39; It,&quot;&nbsp;the pioneers behind the Golden Arches have proven to be masterminds of the marketing craft over and over again. Of all their advertising undertakings, the Mac Tonight commercials represent one of the most successful McDonald&#39;s ad campaigns to date. At least 27 spots starring the Mac Tonight &quot;Moon Man&quot;&nbsp;aired during the peak of its four- to five-year campaign.

Portrayed by a young&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-about-doug-jones-prosthetic-actor-of-movie-monsters/melissa-brinks" target="_blank">Doug Jones</a> wearing a Mac Tonight mask, Mac was the epitome of cool, as far as crescent moon-headed coolness goes. Depicted playing a piano and singing jazz-themed jingles, the McDonald&rsquo;s Moon Man became an instant hit the world over. He appears innocent enough, but behind the catchy tune and smiling visage lies a history entangled in homicide-themed pop songs, lawsuits, the so-called &quot;Burger Wars,&quot;&nbsp;and racially offensive internet memes. Read on to learn how the seemingly innocuous Mac Tonight went from iconic fast-food mascot in the late &#39;80s, to alt right-manipulated imagery in the 2000s, to a retired animatronic in one of the world&#39;s largest McDonald&rsquo;s locations.

Who Was Mac Tonight, The Piano-Playing Moon Man Who Got McDonald’s Sued?

Who Was Mac Tonight, McDonald's Piano-Playing Moon Man?

Ever since its debut on McDonald&rsquo;s menus in 1981, the McRib has been a popular Golden Arches staple. Throughout its sticky existence, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/discontinued-foods-brought-back/anncasano" target="_blank">the McRib</a> has garnered adoration from fans so strong that they&rsquo;ll drive hundreds of miles for their favorite sandwich. The &ldquo;McFib&rdquo; has also earned its share of revulsion, confusion, and most of all, curiosity.

What is it made of? (Spoiler alert: It will probably gross you out.) Why isn&rsquo;t it a permanent menu item? (That&rsquo;s complicated.) Where does it go when it&#39;s off-schedule? (Probably the same mythical place as the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny.)

Whether you love it or hate it, how this &ldquo;boneless pork&rdquo; sandwich came into existence - and why it stuck around -&nbsp;is one of the more fascinating tales from the pages of food history. The McRib was not simply whipped up one day by a creative McDonald&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands" target="_blank">cook</a> on a whim. It took more than a decade to finalize, and was a massive cooperative effort between military food scientists, gourmet chefs, the USDA Marketing Service, special trade interests, and some&nbsp;hilarious marketing campaigns.

How The McRib Became A Magical, Mysterious, Disappearing Fast Food Sensation

How The McRib Become A Magical, Mysterious Disappearing Fast Food Sensation

Comic Books & Characters

Ever since Richard Donner&#39;s Superman hit theaters in 1978, moviegoers&nbsp;have been fixated on superhero films, and there&#39;s been a particularly large influx since the mid-&#39;90s. Viewers&nbsp;have seen a variety of beloved characters cross the screen for the first time since they were initially penned by their creators. Many of them are forces for good, fighting for truth, justice, and other positive ideals. There is, however, more than one formula for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-superhero-horror-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">comic book&nbsp;adaptations</a>, and as a result, plenty of these films are&nbsp;littered with scary protagonists, baddies, and antiheroes.

Many actors have done stellar jobs of bringing scary superheroes, villains, and antiheroes to life on the big screen. Roles like Heath Ledger&rsquo;s Joker in The Dark Knight, and Ed Harris as Carl Fogarty in A History of Violence, are chilling enough to brand themselves on audiences&#39; memories forever.&nbsp;

The Scariest Performances In Comic Book Movies

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The Scariest Performances In Comic Book Movies, Ranked

The best, cutest, rarest, most expensive, and most unique Funko POP! figures and bobbleheads—perfect to start or add to any pop culture junkie's collection. 

Funko POP!

Since 1998, Funko has been manufacturing some of the most iconic licensed pop culture collectibles on the planet. Perhaps most noted for their bobbleheads and vinyl figures, especially their Funko &ldquo;Pops!&rdquo;, this Washington-based toy company has made adorable, big-headed vinyl renditions of every significant pop-culture figure imaginable. Ranging from real-life musicians like Tupac and Johnny Rotten&nbsp;to fictional characters such as IT and Batman,&nbsp;it comes as no surprise that they also made an entire roster of WWE Funko toys. Yup, if they&#39;ve had a significant impact on pop culture, there&rsquo;s probably a Funko version&nbsp;of it.

From classic&nbsp;wrestlers like Macho Man and Razor Ramone to newer staples like John Cena&nbsp;and Ronda Rousey, Funko&#39;s&nbsp;captured all your favorite wrestlers in all their vinyl glory. Wrestling fans are some of the most avid collectors on the planet, and many WWE Funkos have become incredibly collectible&mdash;and rare. But regarldess of whether they&#39;re exclusive or not, let&rsquo;s throw cost out the window for a moment&nbsp;and bring the joy of collecting back to basics. Here, wrestling fans choose the best WWE Funko Pops, rated by their adorable (yet&nbsp;fierce) little faces.

The Best WWE Funko Pop! Collectibles

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The 25 Best WWE Funko Figures, Ranked By Wrestling Fans

Pets

Get cozy with your favorite feline friends as we tuck into this next list. There are countless cat-themed characters gracing the pages of comics. Like real cats, their personalities and traits are widely varied. Some are silly and friendly, some are shy loners, and others are ruthless predators.

Here, we examine popular <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> who don&rsquo;t just resemble felines, but&nbsp;also possess cat-like powers. Thus, as beloved as she is, you won&#39;t see&nbsp;Catwoman here, because she doesn&rsquo;t display actual cat powers -&nbsp;she just has a cool themed costume. We&#39;re focusing on literal cat-people, like Thornn and Mr. Tawky Tawny,&nbsp;along with others who remain human&nbsp;yet possess feline powers, such as Hellcat and Black Cat. There are even a few you may not have heard of before, including Margaret Atwood&rsquo;s Angel Catbird and DC&rsquo;s&nbsp;Cat-Man.

All The Major Comics Characters With Cat Powers

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All The Major Comics Characters With Cat Powers, Ranked By Purrfection

As they say in well-written scripts, "You mean... like time travel?" + also a few bizarre stories about real people who have claimed, despite every law of physics, they have traveled through time.

Travelin' Through Time

The concept of time travel has captivated scientists for centuries, along with theories about different types of time travel. It&#39;s no wonder we&#39;re so fascinated by time travel - after all, how amazing would it be to go back in time and change the darker parts of your past, or be able to glimpse the future? But as we&#39;ve learned from various science fiction stories, altering timelines can have dire consequences. Would you time travel if it were real, risking all the potential paradoxes? What would you alter, and what would you leave the same?

This intrigue has permeated the public imagination and pop culture, making its way into countless movies over the years. There are as many different&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-time-machines-in-movies-and-tv/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">time travel methods in film</a> as there are movies about time travel. Some have horrific side effects (brain damage among them), while others are as comfortable as hopping into a DeLorean or a hot tub. From mutant powers and quantum realms&nbsp;in the MCU, to time-traveling cars and journals, to invasive inventions in Primer and 12 Monkeys, which&nbsp;methods of time travel would you choose?

Methods Of Time Travel In Movies, Ranked By How Much You'd Want To Use Them

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Types Of Time Travel In Movies, Ranked By How Much You'd Want To Use It

Weird History

Myths and legends have the potential to transcend time, space, and culture, and the zodiac calendar has been a means of handing down ancient mythology through the generations. Since it originated in ancient Sumeria thousands of years ago, the zodiac has also attempted to puzzle out that enigma known as human behavior.

It&rsquo;s easy to connect the 12 zodiac signs to the Latin and Greek cultures from which their current names originated, but a more in-depth look reveals shared connections with various pagan deities throughout history. While pagan gods and goddesses like Diana, Mercury, and Ra may sound familiar, other deities like Freya, Chaac, and Marduk are probably strangers to most people. All have equally intriguing stories&nbsp;that add a rich layer to one&rsquo;s existing knowledge of the zodiac.

Read on to learn which of these mysterious <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-that-originated-in-pagan-culture/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">pagan gods</a> you are based on your zodiac sign.

Which Pagan God Are You Based On Your Zodiac Sign

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Which Pagan God Are You Based On Your Zodiac Sign 

Lists about professional wrestling in all its incarnations, with info about the men and women behind the spandex and ranking everything in the arena, from gimmicks to mustaches.

The Wide World of Wrastlin'

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-wrestling-promos-of-all-time/ranker-wrestling" target="_blank">Also See: The Best Wrestling Promos Of All Time</a>

Wrestling demands much of its performers: grueling travel schedules, tough physical performances, and camera-ready charisma at all times. In order to keep audiences captivated, professional wrestlers must possess performance skills on the microphone as well as inside the ring. Mic skills are so important, in fact, that it&rsquo;s common practice for wrestlers to utilize managers or other &ldquo;mouthpieces&rdquo; when they lack the gift of gab - the way Paul Heyman so eloquently represents his client, Brock Lesnar.

Many talented wrestling personalities have owned the mic in their day, but even the best professionals like Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, and Booker T have their off days. This has led to the recording of some of the silliest and most dumbfounding things ever uttered by modern humans. From accidentally dropping slurs to forgetting lines to mumbling sheer nonsense, here are some of the funniest pro-wrestling promos and microphone fails in history.

Now, whether or not you love the particular wrestler is moot: regardless of how great you think they are, vote up the all-time worst promos in wrestling history to see which botched promo is the worst of all time.

The Worst Pro-Wrestling Promos Ever Cut, Ranked

The 20 Worst Wrestling Promos Of All Time, Ranked

Lists about modern and historical heads of state and world leaders—their struggles, their actions, their eccentricities, and other things written about them by their admirers and their enemies.

The People in Power

Politics

They don&#39;t hand out nicknames like &quot;the Great&quot; to just anyone. History has seen its share of the Greats, with the works and deeds of such titleholders varying as much as their origins, eras, and cultures. How does one achieve &quot;the Great&quot; status, or quantify such a distinction? Plenty of ways. The number of buildings or statues constructed, for example. Or the amount of art produced. How about progress in science, technology, or medicine? Improvements to political structures?

Then again, this lofty title is often bestowed upon those who earned it the hard way - the bloody way. You can&#39;t expand borders, conquer armies, and exponentially enhance wealth without breaking a few eggs. Some so-called Greats have broken the boundaries, taboos, or social structures of their time. Some have been tyrants, others beneficent caretakers, and others still have been various shades in between. From&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-battles-of-alexander-the-great/reference" target="_blank">Alexander</a> to Peter to Catherine, here are the historical figures who have been bestowed with that rare and simple title: the Great. Vote up the Greats most worthy of the name.

Historical Leaders Called 'The Great,' Ranked By Greatness

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A bounty hunter. A child. Stormtroopers and Jawas and TIE fighters and Twi'leks and droids. Season 2 of 'The Mandalorian' is now streaming on Disney Plus.

This Is the Way

Disney+

The hit series The Mandalorian has introduced&nbsp;a number of new concepts to the&nbsp;Star Wars canon, and it has popularized others that were hitherto rather obscure. Mandalorian iron, originally popularized in the animated Clone Wars and Rebels series,&nbsp;falls into the latter category. Also known as beskar steel, the alloy is featured on the live-action Disney series, causing&nbsp;multiple online vendors to create beskar-themed products&nbsp;inspired by its rapid rise in popularity. However,&nbsp;very little is known about this mysterious metal.&nbsp;We scoured the galaxy to find out all we could on beskar steel&rsquo;s origins, history, uses, and deeper mysteries. Read on to learn why beskar steel plays such an important role in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/mandalorian-history/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">Mando&rsquo;s cultural heritage</a>, personal identity, and religious beliefs - and why everyone in the galaxy seems to want it so badly.

What Is Beskar Steel And Why Is It So Important On ‘The Mandalorian’?

What Is Beskar Steel And Why Is It So Important On ‘The Mandalorian’

There are many iconic moments in WWE that have been made into GIFs and memes over the years, and they are as funny as they are endless. From wrestlers putting each other in egregious headlocks to slamming each other through tables, no other form of entertainment offers as many surprising opportunities to capture mind-boggling and humorous moments like a live pro-wrestling event.

Therefore, it comes as no surprise to see how so many fans have made the most of these jaw-dropping moments&nbsp;by capturing images&nbsp;and transforming them into their own memorable visions. The best WWE memes often encompass&nbsp;anything from the candidly confused to genuinely upset and everything in between. Some are witty, some are cringey, but they&#39;re all pretty hilarious.

Vote up all your favorite WWE memes, and vote down all the ones that missed the mark.&nbsp;

The Funniest Raw Memes For WWE Fans

The 20 Funniest WWE Memes, Ranked By Fans

All about Alan Moore's 1987-87 DC Comics limited series, the 2009 film by Zack Snyder, and Damon Lindelof's reimagined adaptation for HBO.

Watching the Watchmen

Watchmen (HBO)

For more than a year, it was shrouded in mystery, but when HBO&#39;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/watchmen-hbo-details-you-missed/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">Watchmen</a>&nbsp;finally arrived, it quickly developed into one of the key pop-culture talking points of 2019. An immaculately crafted quasi-sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons&#39;s graphic novel of the same name,&nbsp;Watchmen&nbsp;has been singled out for the way creator/showrunner Damon Lindelof and his fellow writers have squeezed new ideas, new contexts, and new meanings&nbsp;from the original text. Brilliantly acted by a cast toplined by Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Louis Gossett Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, and&nbsp;Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,&nbsp;Watchmen&nbsp;became appointment viewing - and appointment reading, for those interested in digging into the smorgasbord of historical and cultural references that are such crucial components of the show&#39;s DNA.

As the first season drew to a close, viewers were left with something of a cliffhanger, hoping for more while being left with much to discuss already. The show has stirred substantial questions among the viewing public, and brought ugly aspects of America&#39;s past - and present, for that matter - to the surface.&nbsp;Much of this sad and weird history has been either purposely or incidentally forgotten, but its relevance to&nbsp;Watchmen&nbsp;has prompted many viewers to inquire about the real stories that so profoundly inspired the fictional one they grew attached to over nine memorable weeks. Like the comic book, many realities within&nbsp;the show closely mirror our own, while others diverge wildly. The deliberate parallels between&nbsp;Watchmen&#39;s 2019 - and the century preceding it - and our 2019 ask unanswerable but fascinating questions about what might have happened if certain historical twists of fate had twisted differently. From a long-forgotten riot, to a culturally co-opted lawman, to dueling cowboys in the White House, these are the most important historical references from Season 1 of Watchmen.

All The Real Historical Incidents And References In HBO’s 'Watchmen'

'Watchmen': Every Real Historical Reference & Incident In The HBO Series

Lists for fans who have already read every book, seen every movie, and then read / watched each of them all several more times.

Going Deep in Harry Potter

Fantasy

Harry Potter may be one of the most beloved series of young adult novels ever written. J.K. Rowling was the first author to earn over $1 billion from book sales, and fans continue to clamor for more of her wonderful wizarding world. This is extra astounding considering Harry Potter was Rowling&rsquo;s first published work - how many authors can say their first books were a wild success?

When fans are immersed in Harry&rsquo;s world, Rowling&rsquo;s reasons for popularity become self-evident. From scraps of ideas drafted on the backs of napkins, Rowling crafted a world full of identifiable, memorable, cherishable characters,&nbsp;set in a world close enough to our own to be familiar, yet exotic enough to make readers long to step inside its magical walls. To top it off, the movies adapted from the books are beautifully cast and crafted - ones that can be watched over and over again.&nbsp;

Many of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/harry-potter-characters" target="_blank">characters in Harry Potter</a> undergo hardships that bring readers to tears, but they also experience incredibly fortuitous circumstances that allow readers a sigh of (comic) relief. From Quidditch players to Dark Arts practitioners to magical creatures, here are some of the luckiest Harry Potter characters.

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