Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

John Hughes and Molly Ringwald

John Hughes basically wrote Sixteen Candles for Molly Ringwald. Molly’s agent sent him a stack of her headshots, and apparently that was enough for John Hughes to write out the entire movie basically in one weekend!

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The More You Know

  • Mr. and Mrs. came from the words master and mistress.
  • Sesame Street is now a real place.
  • During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
  • When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."
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