Editorial Team
From the first space drink to Fungi fact, we’ve compiled the most unexpected bits of information you could ever learn.. because why not ?
#1 Buzz Aldrin took wine and bread to the moon
Buzz Aldrin took with him, on his journey to the moon, a piece of bread, wine in a plastic package and a chalice.
Once there, he requested a few minutes of radio silence and asked everyone listening to "give thanks in his own individual way." For him, that meant taking the elements of the communion which became the first food eaten on the moon.
#2 Ships have panic rooms for the crew
As a measure of anti-piracy, ships have been equipped with panic rooms called "Citadels".
According to recommendations published by the International Maritime Security Center, they're supposed to contain food and water, communication with the outside world, and controls for switching off engines
#3 Rian Johnson sneaked an extra quote into the Last Jedi
Writer Rian Johnson had written a more convoluted and complex script, but the marketing team cut the trailer and shortened the line to "It's time for the Jedi to end".
Johnson liked it so much, he edited the line in the film.
#4 John Travolta came up with Vincent Vega’s hairstyle in pulp fiction
John Travolta wanted to make Vega more unique as a character with "an extreme image", that's why he decided to put on extension giving him a "Euro haircut."
At first, Tarantino wasn't into it, but when he saw Travolta rocking the extensions, he was sold.
#5 The bible once said “Thou shalt commit adultery”.
The mistake was only discovered a year after 1000 copies were printed. King Charles I fined the printers, and then took away their printing license, and had the whole print run recalled and destroyed (but a few copies survived to this day).
#6 Captain Marvel involved two real-life sisters fighting.
During the train fight in Captain Marvel, you can see Brie Larson's stunt double Renae Moneymaker fighting the older lady which is none other than Heidi Moneymaker, her sister.
#7 Tim Burton got death threats for letting Vicki into the batcave
The fans were super angry at Tim Burton for letting Vicki go inside the batcave, and it was enough of a reason for him to avoid going to conventions for a while.
#8 Snape’s costume never actually changed.
Costume designer Jany Temime says that he never changed the costume because it represented who he was and he never changed.
#9 Fungi are actually a closer relative to animals than they are to plants
Proteins found inside Fungi are more similar to animal proteins than they are to one found in plants.
The cell structure of Fungi is also very similar to that found in insects (The cell wall of fungi are made of chitin, the same substance found in insect shells.)
#10 President Teddy Roosevelt is the only one in U.S. history to earn a medal of honor
He won it in the 1898 war between the U.S.A and Spain. He led a cavalry charge that helped the U.S.A win the war
#11 German chancellor Helmut Kohl once got physical with protesters
When someone from the crowd back in 1991 landed an egg on Kohl, he ran into the crowd all while shouting "You're a rabble!" so he could confront the person that threw the egg.
