Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps.
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Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
The current percentage of Fortnite players that spend money on the game amounts to 68.8%. What an achievement for a free-to-play title!
Super Mario Bros. was the first video game to be made into a movie. At the time, an up-and-coming actor wanted the role of Mario. However, Nintendo execs were worried that the actor didn't have enough clout to carry the film. What was the budding actor's name? Tom Hanks.
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Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
The current percentage of Fortnite players that spend money on the game amounts to 68.8%. What an achievement for a free-to-play title!
Super Mario Bros. was the first video game to be made into a movie. At the time, an up-and-coming actor wanted the role of Mario. However, Nintendo execs were worried that the actor didn't have enough clout to carry the film. What was the budding actor's name? Tom Hanks.
Elvis Presley auditioned to join a gospel quartet when he was 19, but was rejected. This didn’t deter the young musician, who later went on to become, well, ‘The King’! Interestingly, Elvis didn’t write a single one of his songs, but put new twists on the melodies written for him, taking them to another level.
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