Did you know? Facts!

Published April 19, 2014

Cars

DID you notice in the movie Cars, a white racing car having the logo of Apple, and the number ‘84’ printed on it? Well it refers to the year the first Apple Macintosh computer was released.

Mojo Jojo

YOU probably didn’t notice, but the character Mojo Jojo in The Power puff Girls was voiced by Roger L. Jackson, who also provided the voice of Ghost face in all of the Scream movies — always a villain, never a hero!

Creators under one roof!

INTERESTINGLY, the creator of Johnny Bravo, creator of Power puff girls and the creator of Dexter’s laboratory were all roommates in college.

A bug’s life

THE hand moves made by Hopper in A Bug’s Life were modelled after gestures made by Apple boss (and Pixar executive) Steve Jobs.

Opinion

Budgeting without people

Budgeting without people

Even though the economy is a critical issue, discussions about it involve a select few who are not really interested in communicating with the people.

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