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· 14 Jan 2021

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Donkey Kong got his name because his creator believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a “Stupid Ape”.



More than 1/5 of all the calories consumed by humans worldwide is provided by rice alone.

People can suffer from a psychological disorder called Boanthropy that makes them believe that they are a cow. They try to live their life as a cow.

The name for the shape of Pringles is called a “Hyperbolic Paraboloid”.

There is a McDonald’s in every continent except Antarctica.

Mr Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV.



A duel between three people is actually called a truel.

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The stage before frostbite is called “frostnip”.

The two tiny holes in every BIC pen is to ensure that the air pressure is the same both inside and outside the pen, which helps the ink flow to the tip.

In South Korea there is an emergency number (113) to report spies.

Japan is facing a ninja shortage. There is a high demand for “ninja shows,” but it is a dying tradition and companies have trouble time finding properly trained ninjas.



The process by which bread toasts is called the “Maillard Reaction”.

“Weird Al” Yankovic wrote “Albuquerque” to be as a joke specifically to “annoy people for 12 minutes.” It ended up becoming one of his most popular songs.

Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi was not a man in a suit, it was actually a giant puppet.

Sonic the Hedgehog’s full name is actually Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog.

Even though Froot Loops are different colors, they all have exactly the same flavor.



The first roller coaster was used to transport coal down a hill. After people found that it could reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour, tourists asked to ride on it for a few cents.

Most toilet paper sold for home use in France is pink.

Marmite was one of most confiscated items at airports from the U.K. – to overcome this issue, Marmite made smaller ones for traveling.

Warner Bros cancelled “Home Alone” because they didn’t want to spend $14 million on it. 21st Century Fox continued the production, and the film grossed $476 million worldwide.