5. Tall minions all have the same haircut.
6. One-eyed minions are rarely tall.
7. The directors of Despicable Me have stated that Minions were written into the script to make Gru more likeable.
8. They found the easiest way to do this was to surround him with incompetence.
9. The Minions were initially supposed to be large and orc-like, but through development they kept getting smaller and smaller.
