For a few years in the early 1990s the term “bad” actually meant “good”.
People have to talk loudly in China, because if they whisper things could go terribly wrong
The days of the week used to be named after ways of cooking food, nowadays only Friday remains of this tradition.
Hybrid cars use a substance made from Brazil nuts and Red Bull to interact with their drivers.
Instagram started off life as a company called Instant Gran. It was set up to provide children, whose grandparents lived far away, somewhere to go whilst their parents went out drinking and dancing.
The comic book hero Superman started off life as Soup For Men. As the popularity of the broth-like meal plummeted in the 1960s, DC Comics had to reinvent the character to become more current.
Gore, New Zealand was originally called Al Gore, but had to change its name as the town was always receiving mail meant for the former Vice President of The United States.
Connect 4 was originally played with the skulls of one’s enemies.
Looney Toons was originally conceived as a music and entertainment medium for the mentally ill. It became popular with children and the programming became progressively more animated. This consequently marginalised the insane, forcing them to create their own network, which is now known as Fox.
Mixers were invented in 1972 when an Arkansas man’s whisk was magnetically attracted to his drill as he was attempting to bore a hole through eggs.
Barney the Dinosaur penned the lyrics for his theme song some 66 million years ago using the severed legs of his prey.
Llamas and alpacas are known as “New World Camels” due to the fact that the supermarket chain of the same name was founded by Peruvians called Benny Llama and Bruce Alpaca.
TV1’s Seven Sharp, by law, must contain at least 14% news.
All the dialogue between Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker during the Mon Calamari Ballet was ad libbed.
Star fish are just normal fish whose gravitational mass has collapsed.