Youth Incorporated Magazine

Every Michael Jackson fan would like to believe that he/she knows everything about the star. But below are some things that probably you didn’t know.

1. As a child, Michael Jackson’s favorite animated character was Pinocchio

2. Jackson invented and owns the patent for the special anti-gravity boots that allowed him to lean forward extremely far in live performances of ‘Smooth Criminal.’

3. Twitter, Wikipedia and AOL’s Instant Messenger all crashed at 3:15PM on June 25, 2009. It was the day when Michael Jackson died.

4. Along with Santana, Michael Jackson holds the record for the most Grammys awarded in a single night. Jackson won eight in 1984.

5. Before his death, Michael Jackson was rehearsing for his greatest comeback with around 50 shows in London only.

6. MJ was very fond of pets. He had mice, snakes, birds, llamas, tigers, dogs and cats, and everyone’s favorite the chimpanzee.

7. The space-themed Scream by Michael Jackson featuring his sister Janet is the most expensive music video to date.

8. Michael Jackson performed his first public performance at the tender age of 5 and sang ‘Climb Every Mountain’

9. He had a deep love of children and thus would wear an armband to remind people of suffering children around the world.

10. Michael Jackson appeared as scarecrow in a film named ‘The Wiz’. The character of the scarecrow was stuffed with garbage and rags.