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4 unusual facts about Angry Birds


Accel Partners

Since 1983, Accel invested in over 300 companies, including Facebook, Groupon, GetJar, Cloudera, AdMob, Dropbox, Trivone, 99designs, Glam Media, Spotify, Etsy, Angry Birds (Rovio), Braintree, Lookout, SunRun, TRUSTe, Kayak, Supercell, Macromedia, Medio, metroPCS, Code 42 Software, Flipkart and Walmart.com.

Disney Mobile

Launched September 22, 2011, Where's My Water?, a mobile game, starring Swampy the alligator - the first Disney original mobile character - for 20 days in October 2011 rivaled Angry Birds even becoming the top mobile game on the iTunes’ bestseller charts for a short time.

Screaming Piha

The sound is frequently used in movies, and also can be heard in the background of the popular game Angry Birds Rio.

Turban Cowboy

Peter is invigorated by their jump and keeps up skydiving despite Lois' concern, even as his jumps usually result in accidents like falling on Meg at dinner, falling on a ninja that killed a woman, and falling on the castle of the Pig King from Angry Birds with only one pig left alive.


The Greatest Video Game Music

The Greatest Video Game Music, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, features classical orchestrations of video game themes including those from Super Mario Bros., Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft, Angry Birds and many more.


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Angry Birds Friends

In August 2012, Rovio announced a partnership with the punk band Green Day which led to 20 new levels of Angry Birds Friends on Facebook featuring all three members of the band.

Angry Birds Space

On March 8, 2012, new footage of Angry Birds Space, presented by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on board the International Space Station, was released.

Finnair

Finnair has also used special liveries, including the "Moomins" and "Santa Claus", 1950s retro livery, Angry Birds and Oneworld.

Rovio

Rovio Entertainment, a video game company and creator of Angry Birds