Fact 1: Moles are insectivores, not rodents.

Fact 2: Whack-a-mole was invented in Japan in 1975.

Fact 3: A mole can dig up to 18 feet of tunnels in one hour.

Fact 4: The phrase "whack-a-mole" is used for endless problems.

Fact 5: Moles have very poor eyesight but an amazing sense of touch.

Fact 6: The largest whack-a-mole arcade machine ever built is over 10 feet tall!

Fact 7: Some mole species can tolerate low oxygen environments underground.

Fact 8: The arcade version of Whack-a-Mole was so popular it inspired video games in the 1980s.