by Brian GalindoBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffSenior Editor, Nostalgia Nerd

It's kind of wild that we're already into the fourth month of 2026, because March somehow flew by. But for me, March turned out to be a great month for learning random facts that made me stop and go, wait…what? I kept running into little pop culture moments, weird history, and behind-the-scenes stories that I definitely should've known already. So here's a roundup of my favorite March facts that stuck with me the most:

In Germany, the term "Kevinismus" is used to describe the trend of giving children trendy, foreign-sounding first names instead of traditional German ones. The word comes from, well, the name Kevin, which suddenly became extremely popular in the country in the early 1990s. Much of that popularity is often traced to the huge success of the 1990 comedy Home Alone, whose main character, as we all know, was named Kevin McCallister. While the German title for the film translates to Kevin – Alone at Home.

After the film became a major hit in Germany, the name Kevin shot up in popularity and was the most common boys' name there in 1991. Over time, the trend inspired the term "Kevinismus," which came to describe the broader phenomenon of adopting Anglo-American style names. But the term can be used both critically or humorously to refer to the stereotype.

Inside Out exists partly because an earlier Pixar project fell apart during development. In the late '00s, the studio had been working on a film called Newt, which followed the last two blue-footed newts on Earth who are forced together to save their species. The project was announced in 2008 and spent years in development, but Pixar executives eventually felt the story simply wasn't working.

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When the studio handed the struggling film to director Pete Docter to try to fix it, he instead pitched a completely different idea about the emotions inside a young girl's mind. At the same time, Blue Sky Studios released a movie with a similar premise to Newt about two blue Spix's macaws, called Rio, in 2011. Because the two movies felt similar and that Pixar preferred Inside Out, the studio ultimately canceled Newt and moved forward with developing Inside Out.

In the early 1920s, Abercrombie & Fitch, then a retail store specializing in outdoor activities, helped introduce Mahjong to American audiences. The tile-based game had been played in China for centuries, but it was largely unknown in the US until Western travelers and businesspeople encountered it abroad in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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After one of its buyers saw the game in Asia, Abercrombie & Fitch began importing Mahjong sets and selling them in its New York store. The company also published simple rule books in English so customers could learn how to play at home. Demand quickly grew, and Mahjong became a major fad during the Roaring Twenties, with social clubs and home game nights forming around it. For a time, Abercrombie & Fitch could barely keep the sets in stock as the craze spread across the country.

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Yes, many Titanic survivors watched the movies that came out later about it. In fact, they consulted on one. The first major movies about the ship didn't come out until the '50s, with 1953's Titanic and 1958's A Night to Remember. With A Night to Remember being widely considered the most historically accurate film portrayal of the sinking (yes, this includes 1997's Titanic).

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Above is actor Kenneth More (left) shaking hands with S. E. Daniels, who was a third-class steward on the Titanic, at the premiere of A Night To Remember.

The movie was adapted from Walter Lord's 1955 non-fiction book of the same name, which was based on extensive interviews he conducted with actual Titanic survivors. When the book was turned into a film, many of the survivors who had spoken with Lord agreed to consult on the production. Including Titanic's fourth officer, Joseph Boxhall, who served as a technical advisor. Their input helped ensure the film's scenes, dialogue, and even small details, such as how passengers behaved, were true to life.

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Taco Bell is the reason there are free soda refills at fast-food restaurants. In 1988, Pepsi (which owned the chain) partnered with Taco Bell on a promotion that quietly changed the fast-food industry: Taco Bell locations would offer free drink refills, something that was far from common at the time.

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Customers loved it, and sales of sodas (which, of course, are already cheap for restaurants to provide) went up. In fact, customers liked it so much that Taco Bell kept extending the promotion. Other chains took notice and, withi

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