Arts & Entertainment

The first video game console played in space was Nintendo’s Game Boy. It was brought up there in 1993 by a Russian cosmonaut.

Puma and Adidas's founders are brothers. They started a shoe company called Gebrüder Dassler before building their own brands.

In the Pokémon anime, Ash's Squirtle was originally the leader of a mischievous group of Squirtles called the Squirtle Squad.

Did you know that Zendaya watches Harry Potter almost daily? She says that the films help her wind down after a long day!

Did you know that The North Face started as a tiny store in San Francisco selling other companies' outdoor equipment?

Kyle Broflovski's parents, Gerald and Sheila, are named after the real-life parents of Matt Stone, the creator of South Park.

Did you know that Michael Jordan won his first Olympic gold medal wearing a pair of Converse Fastbreak Mids?

Did you know that Tom Felton, the actor who played Draco Malfoy, also auditioned for the roles of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley?

In 1984 Motorola released the world's first cellphone, the DynaTAC 8000x. It had a battery life of 35 minutes and weighed 2.5 lbs.

In 2021, Doja Cat hosted the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time, where she was nominated for five awards and won three.

Did you know that the voice of BB-8 was created using an iPad and a sound effects app?

In Pokémon Red and Blue, Charizard couldn't fly despite having enormous wings. This was corrected in Pokémon Yellow.

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