- People thought when the moon turned red the world would end.
- A trip to the Moon was the first movie to cast the Moon in a starring role. The movie was, 1902 French Film, earliest and strangest movie combining science fiction, fantasy, and classical mythology. The movie is about a space rocket hitting the Man in the Moon in the eye.
- Moon child is the title of a move, a novel, an album and at least six songs.
- Frank Sinatra recorded more moon songs than any other vocal artist, but Blue Moon is the most popular moon song. Blue Moon, a hit song from 1934, was composed by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
- At least 14 countries have a crescent moon somewhere on their national flag. A red crescent is also the emblem of National Red Crescent Societies, partners of the Red Cross.
- A lunar module designed for two people to survive in for two days actually had three Apollo 13 astronauts live in for four days. When they returned to Earth alive, Mission Control labeled it a successful failure.
- Children all over the world recognize the view of Elliott with E.T. in his bicycle basket silhouetted against the Moon.
- The Moon is owned by no one.
- Occasionally a year has 13 full moons instead of 12, because the solar and lunar calendars are slightly different. This is where the phrase "once is a blue moon" comes from, the thirteenth moon is called a "blue moon".