Mads decided to become an actor following the example of his elder brother. However, it didn’t happen overnight. He got his theatrical education in 1996 as a 30-year-old man. Before this, Mikkelsen was professionally involved in dancing.

Humans shed somewhere around 600,000 skin particles every hour. The dust that’s collecting on your shelves, floors, counter tops… a lot of that is ‘shed human skin.’

"Funko Pops. They’re the Beanie Babies of the ’20s."

"During 1774 Frederick the Great of Prussia had a free potato policy to help the people through the famine. A lot of people initially rejected the potatoes and so he had guards feign patrol of the potato fields so they looked more valuable and people would steal them in the night. Even though they were totally free."

"Hair ties actually disappear faster than MIA socks. Until you find 20 in a kitchen drawer."