References and Easter Eggs

If the app is launched on Jack Black's birthday (28 August) an Android toast message will appear, wishing him a happy birthday.

The video clip is from a Sesame Street segment, popularised by YTPs and remixes such as 8 Awesome Angles of YouTube and The Glorious Octagon of Destiny.

The app having 8 launchers is a blatant reference to octagons having 8 sides. If you were born yesterday, you may be unfamiliar that some releases of music and audiobooks on records and cassette tapes had more than 2 sides. Unfortunately, they didn't employ octagons to achieve this feat.

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