"Wait, That's a Real Phobia?"
The intense fear of spiders, derived from the name of a weaver in Greek mythology.
Arachnophobia
A young girl travels to a foreign land, kills the first person she meets, and teams up with three strangers to kill again.
The Wizard of Oz
This is a specific term for the document you receive at the end of the year that summarizes your earnings and taxes for the IRS.
W-2
A chemist trying to create a super-strong adhesive for the aerospace industry accidentally created the weak, reusable glue used for these square office notes.
Post-it Notes
Despite their name and appearance, these "bears" found in Australia are actually marsupials and are more closely related to wombats.
Koalas
The term describes the fear of being without a working mobile phone or cellular service.
A billionaire spends his inheritance on high-tech cosplay and military vehicles to cope with his childhood trauma.
The Dark Knight / Batman
This three-digit number, ranging from 300 to 850, essentially tells banks how much they can trust you with a loan.
Credit Score
This popular toy was originally a failed industrial spring designed to stabilize sensitive instruments on naval ships during rough seas.
The Slinky
This is the only mammal on Earth that is naturally capable of true, powered flight rather than just gliding.
The Bat
A person with Pogonophobia would feel a deep sense of dread when looking at this specific type of facial hair.
Beards
An elderly man abducts a young boy and uses thousands of balloons to flee a legal eviction notice.
Up
While cooking pasta, this is the Italian term for "to the tooth", meaning the noodles are firm but not mushy.
Al Dente
The radar researcher during WWII noticed a candy bar in his pocket melted while he stood near a magnetron, leading to the invention of this kitchen appliance.
The Microwave
This is the only species of fish that has a prehensile tail and where the male carries the offspring in a brood pouch.
Seahorse
This is the irrational fear that a duck is watching you from an unknown location at all times.
Anatidaephobia
A group of people spend nine hours trying to return a piece of jewellery to it's original owner's "garbage disposal".
The Lord of the Rings
To prevent your dark clothes from fading or your delicates from shrinking, you should set your washing machine to this specific temperature.
Cold
The flexible, bubbly packing material was originally marketed as a failed attempt at trendy 3D textured wallpaper.
Bubble Wrap
This animal has the largest eyes of any living creature - roughly the size of a dinner plate - to help it see in the dark depths of the ocean.
Giant Squid
Ironically, this is the clinical name for the fear of long words.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
After his wife and children are murdered, a man must track down his kidnapped son with the help of a woman who has severe memory loss.
Finding Nemo
This is the name of the legal document that allows someone else to make medical or financial decisions for you if you become incapacitated
Power of Attorney
Originally marketed as a medicinal tonic to cure headaches and exhaustion, this beverage's famous "secret formula" once contained actual cocaine.
Coca-Cola
Often mistaken for a scavenger, this African predator actually has a higher hunt-success rate than a lion and is capable of "laughing" to communicate social status.
The Hyena