Please close the door behind you—we’ve had complaints about fun facts that have escaped and started chewing on the animations.
Speaking of which, did you know that chewing when angry may act upon the limbic system to help promote calm and stress-relief?
Did you know that the oldest chewing gum dates back 9,000 years and was found in Finland?
Did you know that Finland is the world's happiest country? Do you think there’s a connection?
Did you know that Finns value silence and don’t view pauses in conversation as awkward?
I felt like that was awkward.
Do you remember the game Angry Birds? Did you know that was made by a Finnish company?
Do you remember the game Angry Birds? Did you know that was made by a Finnish company?
Did you know that the “birds aren’t real” conspiracy theory is actually a satirical social movement created by a bunch of absurdest Gen Z-ers who wanted to fight misinformation?
Did you know that penguins are called “flightless birds,” but they actually evolved to fly under water? Fly! Under water!
Have you read the poem “On Flying and Failing” by Jack Gilbert? Did you know that I once memorized it because the best creative director I’ve ever worked with told me to?
Do you understand the lengths that I will go to in order to work with people I admire? Did you know that I still think about that poem and how it changed my relationship to failure?
Do you think that we, in the creative industry, fail enough?
Do you think we learn from our failures—or do you think we just like to post about them on LinkedIn? Do you ever wonder if LinkedIn is a symptom of loneliness in corporate America?
Are you wondering what on earth I’m doing? Did you know that this—asking questions excitedly—is my favorite way to make things?
Did you know that you can go from talking about chewing to talking about loneliness in less than two minutes if you let yourself have a little fun?
