Before finally being accepted, J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter pitch was rejected by 12 publishers.
100 Mind-Blowing Pitch Facts
Research states that the loneliest creature on the planet is a whale. This whale has been observed calling out for a mate for over two decades now. However, due to its calls being at a different pitch than other whales, it is unable to successfully find a partner.
Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature. If you have a keen ear, you’ll notice that hot water and cold water sound a bit different when being poured. Heat changes the thickness or viscosity of the water, which gives its pouring sound a different pitch. Cold water is more viscous and makes a higher-pitched sound.
Water sounds different depending on the temperature. Heat changes how thick water is, which affects the sounds water makes as it is running. Cold water makes a higher pitch than hot water.
FORESTS ONCE COVERED JUST UNDER HALF OF THE EARTH’S LAND. The total number of trees has fallen by nearly half since the start of human civilisation and it’s estimated that over 15 billion trees are cut down each year. That’s around 100,000 square kilometres of forest, or roughly one football pitch every two seconds.
In their sales pitch, the inventors of silly string sprayed their interviewer with an entire can. The inventors were attempting to pitch to the children’s toy giant Wham-O, but the interview went south when they emptied the can of silly string all over the interviewer. The Wham-O representative got incredibly upset and promptly asked the inventors to leave the building. The next day, they received a telegram from Wham-O to send over 24 cans of the stuff for market testing.