25 Thor Facts Disney Doesn’t Want You to Know

1. In Norse mythology at the end of the world (Ragnarok) the gods--Odin, Thor, Loki and the others--as well as all humans, will die. Evil triumphs over good, and the world will be engulfed in water. -u/George_E_Hale

2. There are around 1000 people in Scandanavia/Denmark that follow the old Norse belief system, worshiping the gods Odin, Thor, Njörd, Freya, etc. and the giants as well as their ancestors. This religious revival is referred as "Asatro" and meet for ceremonies related to the changing seasons. -u/ProtContQB1

3. In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a bride and was presented to the giant Thrym with Loki as his bridesmaid. Thrym got a bit suspicious When Thor ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and many barrels of mead. -u/kulayeb

4. Freya, the Norse goddess of love, traveled by a chariot that was pulled by 2 cats. The cats are thought to be gifts from Thor. -u/a_bem

5. Thursday actually means Thor's Day, named after the Norse God of Thunder. -u/Minewrecker

6. The Hammer of Thor is an approved religious symbol for veteran gravestones in the US and two soldiers have such headstones. -u/coderotten

7. Shia LaBeouf was once considered to play Thor in lieu of then “unknown” Chris Hemsworth. -u/RedpilledChris

8. According to Norse mythology, Thor's hammer Mjölnir was originally intended to be wielded with both hands. Its characteristically short handle is due to a manufacturing defect caused by Loki who harassed the dwarven brothers Sindri and Brokkr while they were forging the weapon. -u/huphelmeyer

9. Thor (MARVEL comics) conceived himself after he had incestuous sex with his sister. In Mighty THOR #296-298, Thor in a mortal form named Siegmund, rescues and falls in love with Sieglinda, his twin sister. After his death, Sieglinda gives birth to his child Siegfried, who is actually Thor. -u/Initial_XD

10. The man who scored "Thor: Ragnarok" was part of Devo in the 1980's when they released their hit song, "Whip It", and is actually the one whipping people's clothes off in the music video. -u/queenyeeeezy

11. Ancient pagans in Germany had a special, sacred tree called Thor's oak but the Christians cut it down. -deleted user

12. The Swastika was at one point used as a symbol of the hammer and lightning of Thor. -u/J_S_M_K

13. In the Norse myth Þrymskviða, Thor and Loki crossdress as wedding brides to retrieve the stolen Mjöllnir. The thieves got suspicious when the "ladies" ate everything in sight. -u/MyTILAccount

14. A guy created a replica of Thor's hammer that, through electromagnets and a fingerprint scanner, will only allow him to lift it. -u/lmtysamlife

15. Thor's chariot was pulled by two goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr that Thor could eat and then resurrect the following day intact with his hammer if no bones were broken. -u/Nihilistic_dawn

16. In “Thor: The Dark World” Natalie Portman wasn’t available to reshoot the final kiss scene, so Chris Hemsworth’s Wife took her place dressed as Natalie. -u/gmcl86

17. A man in Florida high on a PVP (“Flakka”) was arrested after running naked through a neighborhood, assaulting an officer, and attempted having sex with a tree. He also identified himself as God and Thor. -u/redmambo_no6

18. Some people campaigned against the casting of Idris Elba to play Heimdall in Thor because 'it was wrong for a black man to play a Nordic god'. -u/alexc90

19. The Prose Edda identified Memnon (the Ethiopian King who defended Troy in The Iliad) rather than Odin as the Father of Thor. -u/hahaha01357

20. Thor from Norse Mythology is supposed to be a redhead w/ a big red beard (in some retellings). -u/flowerb0mbs

21. Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi was doing nothing while filming for Green Lantern, so he went to his hotel room and stood there all night, saying he would buy everything he saw on TV that night, eventually buying a "shake weight". He went to add a shake weight as an easter egg on Ragnarok. -deleted user

22. Superman once wielded Thor's Hammer. Not because he was a Super-man but because he was "Worthy." -u/blueberrybadguy

23. Tom Hiddleston auditioned for Thor before getting the part of Loki. -u/raofzainuddin

24. In Norse mythology, Thor kicked a random passing dwarf into Baldr's funeral pyre, and he burned. -deleted user

25. The mechanic mistaken for Thor in *Adventures In Babysitting* was played by Vincent D'onofrio. -u/belial77