26Pelé
In 1967, the Nigerian Civil War was halted for 48 hours so that both sides could watch Pelé play in Lagos.
27. In Doctor Strange, a dancer called Jayfunk choreographed all the magic incantation movements used by the characters in the film, using finger tutting.
28. On May 25, 2000, Philippines Airlines flight 812 was hijacked by a man who robbed the passengers of their valuables and then asked the pilot to depressurize the plane so that he could jump out. He was pushed by a flight attendant out from the plane and his body was found 3 days later.
29. Rian Johnson wanted to show extreme violence in The Last Jedi's final battle, but couldn't do so in a PG-13 movie. To solve this, the planet Crait was covered in a layer of salt which, when displaced by the fighting, revealed a red landscape and made the battlefield appear drenched in blood.
30. Cards Against Humanity created a knock-off of Pringles called Prongles.
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31Potato chip packets
Potato chip packets are made noisy to make you think the chips are crunchier. There is no reason in terms of product preservation for the noisy packets.
32. Mr. Rogers' funeral was attended by 2,700 people which included TV show hosts, authors of children's books and the PBS president Pat Mitchell.
