2015 Gave Us Answers to These Pop Culture Mysteries

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    Harry Potter named his son "Severus" out of gratitude and forgiveness toward Severus Snape, who loved Harry's mother, Lily Evans.

     

    Photo: WARNER BROS

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    Kanye West doesn't smile because smiling doesn't look cool.

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    On "Zoey 101," Zoey declared Chase might be her "soulmate" on the DVD she put in the time capsule she buried, even though that footage doesn't exist.

     

    Photo: Nickelodeon

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    The "Fast and Furious" franchise will finally end - there will be three more, for a total of ten movies.

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    The vain person Carly Simon sings about in "You're So Vain" is actor-director Warren Beatty.

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    Cars from MTV's "Pimp My Ride" broke pretty quick due to some really, really shoddy work.

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    *NSYNC has a star in their band name because the illusionist Uri Geller told them they'd be famous if they did.

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    In Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time," the phrase "hit me" is supposed to mean "call me." 

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is free to attend.

     

    Photo: Warner Bros

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    There is an American version of Hogwarts for wizarding kids across the pond. 

     

    Photo: Warner Bros

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    Those hyper-devout Sparrows (or Faith Militant) in "Game of Thrones" are based on followers of the medieval Catholic church.

     

    Photo: HBO

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    President Obama's favourite "Game of Thrones" character is Tyrion Lannister.

     

    Photo: HBO

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    In the "Boy Meets World" universe, Mr. Turner actually survived his motorcycle accident, married a nurse who took care of him and went on to become a school superintendent.

     

    Photo: ABC Family

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    George Costanza's fiancée Susan was killed off on "Seinfeld" because the actress who played her, Heidi Swedberg, didn't have great comedic timing. 

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    The drops of Jupiter in Train's "Drops of Jupiter" aren't a metaphor - they're based on literal pieces of the gas giant that appeared in a dream Pat Monahan had one time.

     

    Photo: YouTube

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    Charlie Sheen wasn't in the "Two and a Half Men" finale because he didn't like the "maniacal rant about the dangers of drug abuse" the screenwriters wrote for his character.

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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    Jennifer Grey can't do that famous lift she performed with Patrick Swayze in "Dirty Dancing" again because she barely rehearsed it to begin with.

     

    Photo: Lionsgate

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    It's not shown in the "Breaking Bad" finale, but Saul Goodman's lovably large bodyguard, Huell, was later questioned by police and released.

     

    Photo: AMC

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    Sara Bareilles' anti-love-song "Love Song" actually is sort of a love song - to her craft. 

     

    Photo: Getty Images

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