They’re stupid. They’re childish. But more importantly, they’re helpful, loyal, and resilient. And their undying enthusiasm, like that of a little child, makes these minuscule brats even more adorable! But, there’s more to minions than just madassery. Sure, if you’re a die-hard minionian, you’d know!

1. Minions with sprout-cut hair are usually the taller ones.

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2. One-eyed minions are usually short.

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3. Minionese combines French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Russian.

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4. They have slightly crooked teeth in Despicable Me, and aligned ones in Despicable Me 2.

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5. They have an uncanny resemblance to Japanese gameplay Mega Man Legend’s Servbots – both are yellow, dressed in blue, and serve an evil master.

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6. They have a personality similar to Raving Rabbids from the Rabbids game series.

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7. In the simulator ride ‘Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem’, at Universal Studios, Gru has a gun that transforms humans into minions. But that’s not really how minions came into existence.

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8. Evil minions were purposefully made purple. In the colour wheel, it lies opposite to yellow.

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9. According to the directors, minions were created to make the audience more sympathetic towards Gru.

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10. Minions were initially not supposed to be small and cute, but instead an army of orc-like creatures.

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11. The inspiration for Evil minions came from Looney Tunes. It was the 1960’s ‘Hyde and Go Tweet’ cartoon where Tweety turned evil on consuming Dr. Jekyll’s potion.

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12. While there are 10,400 minions, they can be distinguished by only about 48 combinations. This includes all combinations – the hairstyles, glasses, the height et al.

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13. There is only one of 5 types of natural hairstyles that a minion can have – sprout, combed, spread out, tall buzz-cut, short buzz-cut, and bald.

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14. Minions can double up as glow sticks in the dark.

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15. It is still unknown if minions have a sex and how they reproduce.

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16. They can even survive without air and resist freezing.

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17. Every minion who plays a significant role in the films has a male name.

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18. For some odd reason, minions love spitting.

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