Quantcast
Channel: Things You Didn’t Know About
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 76 View Live

Haunted Mansion Fun Facts

Welcome, foolish mortals! If you're anything like us, then no trip to Disneyland (or Disney World) is complete without at least one visit to the Haunted Mansion. The Mansion's 999 happy haunts have...

View Article



Monsters, Inc. Trivia

The premiere of Disney and Pixar's latest film 'Monsters University' is just around the corner. We've been rewatching the original 'Monsters, Inc.' and digging up all kinds of fun details and...

View Article

'Pirates' Fun Facts

Drink up, me hearties, yo ho! Since its 1967 debut in Disneyland, the scurvy scallywags of Pirates of the Caribbean have been a favorite of park guests. Continue reading…

View Article

Splash Mountain Fun Facts

Remember cringing in terror while a pair of vultures chuckled about your impending doom? Remember screaming as the log you were riding dropped down into a flooded briar patch? If you do, then you...

View Article

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’

Since The Jungle Book is getting so much attention from Hollywood and beyond, we're revisiting the Disney film and sharing some fun facts about its production. Continue reading…

View Article


10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's 'Aladdin'

Ah, 'Aladdin.' The Disney film that broke box office records, kept the comeback of Disney animation going and featured more pop culture references than you could shake a magic lamp at. Here are some...

View Article

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Family Matters'

Sure, you ate Urkel-O's and can do a fairly spot-on "Did I do thaaaat??" But how well do you really know 'Family Matters'? We've culled together some not-so-common knowledge on the...

View Article

11 Amazing Facts About Your Favorite Children's Book Authors

From champion beaglers to real-life James Bonds, the stories behind these authors are equally as fascinating the books they wrote. Continue reading…

View Article


Happy Birthday, Bram Stoker!

Everyone knows that vampires suck … your blood!!!! Seriously though, do you know the history behind modern vampire lore? These creatures of the night have been lurking around for a very long time,...

View Article


10 Things You Didn't Know About Alfred Hitchcock

Just try to imagine what the modern movie would be like if the world had never seen the work of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. Murders would take place off-camera to spare audiences who have yet...

View Article

10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'

Most children today have grown up watching the classic Christmas special 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' that was filmed using stop-motion animation. As the winter holiday season fast approaches and...

View Article

10 Things You Didn’t Know About 'Elf'

The Will Ferrell holiday classic 'Elf' wasn’t supposed to be a hit. Despite being a heartwarming comedy released around the holiday season, it had several things going against it...

View Article

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Steven Spielberg

If someone asked you to name the first film director that jumped into your mind, Steven Spielberg would likely be the one. Movies like ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and...

View Article


10 Things You Might Not Know About St. Patrick’s Day

We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day? Continue reading…

View Article

10 Things You Didn't Know About Easter

As far as holidays go, Easter might not be as popular as Christmas or Halloween, but it still has traditions and treats that can raise anyone’s spirit, mood or blood sugar level. Continue reading…

View Article


10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July

The legend of America’s birth is only 236 years old. However, in that short amount of time, a number of legends that would normally take centuries to grow and multiply in any other...

View Article

10 Interesting Batman Facts

Some fans and pop culture junkies might like to think that Superman is the most timeless and iconic of all comic book super heroes, but even the man from Krypton who can bend steel with his bare hands...

View Article


10 Things You Didn’t Know About Tony Scott Movies

In wake of the recent, sudden death of celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Tony Scott, we have decided to honor his memory by compiling a list of fun facts about the influential director's many blockbuster...

View Article

Fun Facts About Pixar

1995’s 'Toy Story' wasn’t just an epic success because it was the first feature length animated film done entirely with computer graphics and one of the highest...

View Article

12 Things You Didn’t Know About Bruce Willis

It’s hard to imagine the modern Hollywood action movie being the big, bawdy blockbuster it is without Bruce Willis’ influence. He took the average action movie...

View Article

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mermaids

Mermaids have long captured the imagination of the public. They’ve thrilled us in "documentaries", paintings fairytales and in the cinema. Sometimes these seafaring fish-ladies come to the aid of men...

View Article


10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’

‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ might be the best-known Peanuts television special, but the gang’s Halloween special also cemented its place in television history....

View Article


10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Rocky Horror’

Few cult films have been able to define the term as clearly as 1975's Halloween classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’ Decades after its release, toilet-paper toting fans still show up week after...

View Article

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Halloween

Shakespeare described the "witching hour" as a time "when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out." Spooky! Equally esteemed author Washington Irving described Halloween night in his classic 'The...

View Article

Everything Bond

It’s hard to imagine what the movies would be like without James Bond. Ian Fleming’s debonaire and daring secret agent has become the modern definition of a...

View Article


10 Universe Facts

The universe is a pretty amazing place, from the unimaginably large, right down to the incredibly small. There’s an awful lot going on in this field we call...

View Article

Everything 'Lord of the Rings'

William Shakespeare's works may have been around the world for hundreds of years. Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' may have been studied and scrutinized by the greatest literary scholars of our time....

View Article

Everything 'Baby-Sitters'

We all remember the beloved book series 'The Baby-Sitters Club,' which spawned a tv series, a movie and 'The Baby-Sitters Little Sister' book series. But did you know that the series was based on...

View Article

'Die Hard' Fun Facts

When it comes to action flicks, 'Die Hard' ranks among the all-time greats. If you're anything like us, you've probably seen it so many times you can act out entire scenes in your sleep. So, there...

View Article



Ninja Turtle Fun Facts

Any self-respecting kid who grew up during the late 1980s through the early 1990s knows 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' like the back of their hand. Origin story involving mutagenic ooze? Wise old...

View Article

G.I. Joe Facts

With 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' coming to theaters, now is a good time to look over the almost 50-year history of the world's most popular action figure and take stock of its origins, mysteries and...

View Article

10 'GOT' Cast Facts

With season three of 'Game of Thrones' currently underway, we're once again entranced by Tyrion, Daenerys, Cersei and all the rest. A huge aspect of the hit HBO show's appeal is its excellent cast. The...

View Article

DuckTales Trivia!

If you grew up in the late '80s and early '90s, chances are you remember 'DuckTales.' The animated adventures of the ridiculously wealthy Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie were...

View Article


8 Things You Didn’t Know About Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones was one of our favorite movie characters growing up -- he ate brains, killed Nazis and wasn't ashamed to admit he hates snakes. We assume this love is universal. That's why we made this...

View Article

Michael Bay Fun Facts

Everybody's always picking on Michael Bay. You know, because of 'Transformers, 'Transformers 2' and pretty much every other film he's directed. But give the guy a chance, maybe get to know him a little...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 76 View Live




Latest Images