💡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”.
💡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.
💡Mr Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV.
💡A duel between three people is actually called a truel.
💡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’.
💡Snails have 14,000 teeth and some can even kill you!
💡Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi was not a man in a suit, it was actually a giant puppet.
💡Most toilet paper sold for home use in France is pink.