Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield just landed a role on General Hospital after recording his album. The show ended up getting 14 million viewers daily, which really helped Springfield blossom in his career. Also, Jesse’s Girl is the only single to ever hit number one!

The More You Know

In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
There is a museum of bad art.
Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
Nintendo was founded in 1889. Before it sold video games, the Japanese company specialized in playing cards.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.