Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

New Kids On the Block Day

The state of Massachusetts loved their hometown heroes so much that they named an entire day after them! Governor Michael Dukakis claimed April 24th “New Kids On the Block Day” and it has been celebrated every year since 1989.

The More You Know

Hippos produce their own sunblock.
A Scarlet Macaw can live up to 80 years.
The chance of a coin landing heads-up is not 50-50
The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.