7 Things i bet you didn't know about The Big bang theory

7 things you didn't know about 'The Big Bang Theory'

Recently, actor Kunal Nayyar, who has been a series regular on 'The Big Bang Theory', since 2007, hinted that the upcoming season ie season 10, could be the last for the show. The CBS comedy series, which also features Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Simon Helberg, recently wrapped its ninth season. So for all the 'Big Bang' fans, here are 7 things about the show you might not know.

1

Jim Parsons has never actually seen Star Trek

Even though Jim Parsons's character in the show Sheldon Cooper is obsessed with Star Trek and his arch nemesis Wil Wheaton, in real life Parsons has never actually watched it.

2

Kaley and Johnny dated

Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki dated for two years while working on the show. They kept it a secret, even their co-workers. “It was a wonderful relationship but we never spoke a word about it and never went anywhere together. We were so protective of ourselves and the show and didn't want anything to ruin that. But that also made it sad, too,” Cuoco admitted to CBS Watch Magazine.

3

Bazinga' originated from a grapefruit joke

Writer Stephen Engel, used the term "Bazinga" when he would play practical jokes on people, specifically a joke involving a taped up grapefruit in the writers’ office. It basically just means meant "I got you." They decided to add it into the show as they were writing. Also, there is a bee named in honour of the show. The species Euglossa bazinga was named in 2013.

4

Mayim Bialik has her PhD!

She’s the only one in the cast that actually has an education in neuro science.

5

Sheldon Leonard is a famous TV Producer

The two main characters are named for a late producer who is famous for being an executive producer of 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' and 'The Andy Griffith Show'.

6

The characters learned how to play the instruments

Mayim Bialik actually learned how to play the harp for Amy, Jim Parsons learned to theremin for Sheldon (even though he admitted to not being great at it) and Johnny Galecki plays the piano.

7

There is only one set of stairs

Every time they walk up the stairs in their apartment, they use the same set, but they redress every “floor” of the building.