Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

For real, these facts are random and super cool. The 80s was a very special decade that is unapologetically weird, and will always have a special place in our hearts (even those who weren’t alive back then!)

Stay Puft Suits

The iconic Stay Puft Marshmallow Man suit in Ghostbusters took $20,000 to make! Now, times that by three suits, and they had to spend $60,000 on three suits that they had to destroy to film the scenes.

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The More You Know

  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
  • Dentistry is the oldest profession in the world.
  • In the 2011 census for the Czech Republic, over 15 thousand people listed their religion as Jedi.
  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
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