15 Totally Radical Facts About The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Be honest with yourself. As soon as you read the headline, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song just barged into your head. It’s inescapable, much like the Turtles themselves in popular culture.

While their heyday was definitely during the 1980s into the 1990s, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a pop culture presence for nearly 40 years. Yet, even though they are beloved and known everywhere around the world for people ages 5 to 55, there are some still odd facts even the biggest TMNT fan didn’t know.

The entire history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles went from a tongue-in-cheek satire comic book, to a successful toy line, to multiple gross pizza recipes). 

Take a moment and have a read. Here are the nuttiest facts about the TMNT that will leave you shell-shocked.