Evening all,
Can’t speak to the validity of these, but found them quirky/cool nonetheless.
Actually, now that I read some, I do know a lot of these a true. Anyway, here you go 
Copied from facts dot net.
Super Mario Land is darker than you thought.
Remember all those squares you need to hop on while playing the OG Mario? Well, those are actually the people of the Mushroom Kingdom turned into blocks by the Koopas.
The world record for blowing into cartridges is 43 cartridges in 20 seconds.
Kamal Gray from The Roots set a world record on Jimmy Fallon after blowing into 43 video game cartridges in 20 seconds. Think your childhood self could beat him?
The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling gaming console of all time.
Although relatively old in the console game, the PS2 has outsold every other console in existence up to this point. As of the last record in 2012, sales have reached US$155 million.
A gamer completed Dark Souls using a Rock Band guitar.
Another game notorious for its gameplay, only a few souls (nudge, nudge) brave this action RPG. However, Benjamin “Bearzly” Gwin took bravery to the next level: He beat the game with nothing but a Rock Band guitar. It doesn’t end there – he’s also done runs with the Rock Band drum kit, Rock Band piano, Donkey Kong drum, microphone (voice control only), Wiimote, dance mat, steering wheel, and an Xbox 360 pad. He programmed these alternative controls himself, too. Wow. Wanna try it for yourself? You’re just a guitar controller away.
Grand Theft Auto was supposed to be a racing game.
GTA was supposed to be a much tamer Race’n’Chase, but during a test run, a glitch made the police cars attack the player. The glitch was so well-received by testers that the developers had to scrap the original concept and rebuild the game around high-speed police chases.
Minecraft’s overworld has a surface area 9,258,235 times larger than the earth.
Minecraft is a game geared towards creatives and survivalists alike. For a game with infinite possibilities, it’s only fitting that the game seems to outdo our own planet. For the PC version, the Minecraft world is over 9 million times bigger than the Earth.
Studies have shown that playing Tetris can curb sex, drug, and food cravings.
Maybe it’s because the physical and visual representation of “fixing” things to fit just right gives us the illusion of having our sh*t together, or maybe it’s something else. Nonetheless, it’s proven that Tetris helps lessen impulsive behavior. Carnal desires, no more.
There is a hiding spot in Pac-Man where you can be safe.
Once you find this location, you can sit safely for as long as you want.
Pac-Man was supposed to be called Puckman.
Pac-Man was supposed to be called “Puckman” his resemblance to a hockey puck. However, game devs were concerned that vandals could deface that name in a particularly scandalous way. As such, Puckman was changed to Pac-Man.
The longest-developed game was Duke Nukem Forever at 14 years.
Duke Nukem Forever began development in 1997, but due to hiccups and conflicts, the game wasn’t released until 2011. Did it live up to the hype? (No, it certainly did not).
The youngest professional gamer was 11 years old.
Victor De Leon III, more widely known as Lil Poison, was 11 years old when he signed an exclusive deal with Major League Gaming.