27 fun facts you need to know

Nathan Johnson Published 08/24/2015

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1.
Simon, from Simon & Schuster, is Carly Simon’s dad.
2.
The mouse was originally called the X-Y Position Indicator for a Display Screen. Catchy.
3.
When Ramses II’s mummy was transported to France, the occupation on his passport read King (deceased).
4.
The technical name for chronic nose picking is rhinotillexomania.
5.
James Avery, who played Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, voiced Shredder on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
6.
Mark Twain invented games too.
7.
In 2011, Toyota announced the plural of Prius is Prii.
8.
The actors who voiced Minnie and Mickey mouse ended up falling in love and getting married.
9.
A few PEZ flavors never made it to production, like coffee, flower, eucalyptus and menthol.
10.
Fatburger restaurants have a ‘Hypocrite Burger,’ which is a vege burger topped with bacon.
11.
In the early stage versions of The Wizard of Oz, Toto was replaced by a cow named Imogene
12.
Hawaiian punch was originally created as an ice cream flavor.
13.
Ben & Jerry paid $5 to complete an ice cream making course by correspondence.
14.
The duffel bag got its name from the city of Duffel, in Belgium, where it was created.
15.
Yawning and stretching at the same time is called pandiculating.
16.
Kangaroos can’t jump backwards.
17.
A strawberry isn’t actually a berry.
18.
But a banana is.
19.
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
20.
Boobytrap spelt backwards is partyboob.
21.
A barnacle’s penis is 7 times its body size.
22.
A group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.
23.
This is what a field of pineapples looks like.
24.
The poem never stated that Humpty Dumpty was an egg…
25.
Octopi can climb any surface except astroturf.
26.
Eating a polar bear’s liver can cause you to ingest a lethal dose of vitamin A.
27.
You can spell the word typewriter with just the top row of a typewriter keyboard.

1.
Simon, from Simon & Schuster, is Carly Simon’s dad.
2.
The mouse was originally called the X-Y Position Indicator for a Display Screen. Catchy.
3.
When Ramses II’s mummy was transported to France, the occupation on his passport read King (deceased).
4.
The technical name for chronic nose picking is rhinotillexomania.
5.
James Avery, who played Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, voiced Shredder on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
6.
Mark Twain invented games too.
7.
In 2011, Toyota announced the plural of Prius is Prii.
8.
The actors who voiced Minnie and Mickey mouse ended up falling in love and getting married.
9.
A few PEZ flavors never made it to production, like coffee, flower, eucalyptus and menthol.
10.
Fatburger restaurants have a ‘Hypocrite Burger,’ which is a vege burger topped with bacon.
11.
In the early stage versions of The Wizard of Oz, Toto was replaced by a cow named Imogene
12.
Hawaiian punch was originally created as an ice cream flavor.
13.
Ben & Jerry paid $5 to complete an ice cream making course by correspondence.
14.
The duffel bag got its name from the city of Duffel, in Belgium, where it was created.
15.
Yawning and stretching at the same time is called pandiculating.
16.
Kangaroos can’t jump backwards.
17.
A strawberry isn’t actually a berry.
18.
But a banana is.
19.
Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
20.
Boobytrap spelt backwards is partyboob.
21.
A barnacle’s penis is 7 times its body size.
22.
A group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance.
23.
This is what a field of pineapples looks like.
24.
The poem never stated that Humpty Dumpty was an egg…
25.
Octopi can climb any surface except astroturf.
26.
Eating a polar bear’s liver can cause you to ingest a lethal dose of vitamin A.
27.
You can spell the word typewriter with just the top row of a typewriter keyboard.