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.
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Photo: WARNER BROS
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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.
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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.
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Photo: Getty Images
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The vain person Carly Simon sings about in "You're So Vain" is actor-director Warren Beatty.
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Cars from MTV's "Pimp My Ride" broke pretty quick due to some really, really shoddy work.
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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."Â
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The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is free to attend.
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Photo: Warner Bros
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There is an American version of Hogwarts for wizarding kids across the pond.Â
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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.
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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.
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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.Â
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Photo: AMC
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Sara Bareilles' anti-love-song "Love Song" actually is sort of a love song - to her craft.Â
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Although we're not 100% if Jon Snow is like dead dead, 2015 brought us these answers which have been plaguing us.
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