TIL that the Mooninites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force were originally conceived as the ghosts of the E.T. video game cartridges from the Atari 2600 that were buried in the desert by whatilearned August 6, 2022, 5:39 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that in 2007 a marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force led to a bomb scare and 2 million dollars in damages by whatilearned June 21, 2022, 6:05 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that famous explorer Jacques Cousteau not only helped design the aqua lung, scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving equipment, he was also instrumental in helping Abu Dhabi discover the oil that aided their growth and wealth by whatilearned November 26, 2021, 12:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that when Mattel tried to sue Danish band Aqua for allegedly tarnishing the company’s image with the double entendres in their international Europop crossover superhit “Barbie Girl,” the case was finally dismissed by a judge in 2002, who ruled, “The parties are advised to chill.” by whatilearned August 13, 2021, 2:14 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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