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Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but only bagged 3 awards out of his 14 nominations. Instead, the record for the most Grammy wins belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, at 31 Grammy awards.
Cornell University offers a wine course.
Technically it’s called a degree in “Viticulture and Enology.” The program deals with grape cultivation and the science of winemaking.
The Krusty Krab restaurant is a lobster trap.
In Spongebob Squarepants (1999), the Krusty Krab is actually designed after a lobster trap. Pretty dark for a cartoon about sea creatures.
The Hulk was supposed to be grey.
Creator Stan Lee initially wanted the Hulk to be grey, but due to ink problems, the Hulk turned out green. However, the misprint was explained in canon as the two Hulk personas (Grey vs. Green) fighting in Bruce Banner‘s subconscious.
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The Flintstones was the highest-earning network cartoon franchise for 30 years.
However, this record was beaten by The Simpsons in 1996.
Walt Disney hated Goofy.
Ah-Hyuck! As one of the first Disney staples, you’d be surprised to know that Disney actually hated the character of Goofy. He thought the cartoon was stupid, and the only reason he kept the character was to save other workers’ livelihoods.
The place that cartoon characters store things, just to pull out of thin air, is known as “Hammerspace”.
If you’ve ever seen Tom & Jerry, you’d be familiar with those scenes where Jerry would pull a bat out of nowhere to bonk Tom mid-chase. However, animators have given this unseen, mysterious sphere where characters pull objects out of a name: the Hammerspace.
Superman used to leap places instead of flying.
In fact, Superman flying was only a somewhat recent development. In the 1940’s, Superman would only leap onto tall buildings. Thinking it looked silly, the animators of Superman’s first animated show requested permission to give him flight. Superman’s been flying high ever since.
The longest-running primetime animated series is the Simpsons, which began in 1987.
Before the reign of The Simpsons, there were the Flintstones. However, towards the end of the 90s, a new family was in town. Matt Groening’s The Simpsons quickly overtook the Flintstones in terms of profit. The show is currently at its 19th season, with a running total of 672 episodes.