Odd factoids

[PeteXXX]

Jeremy Corben was created during a brief affair twixt Ronnie Corbet and Anthony Wedgwood-Benn

 

[srj10]

Messi's parents were such big fans of gameshow Give us a Clue, they named their son after Lionel Blair.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lionel Blair is the father of Tony Blair

 

[srj10]

During the second World War Lionel Blair's tap dancing skills were used to send coded messages to the Allies.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Allies wouldn’t have a clue what the messages meant, which led to the show “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue”

 

[Chris S]

'Offal' and 'awful' sound and taste like each other.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

During the second World War Lionel Blair's tap dancing skills were used to send coded messages to the Allies.

Indeed - people mistakenly understand the phrase 'Lionel's an Old Trooper' to refer to something showbiz as opposed to the combat-trained merciless killer that he so obviously was behind that slightly fey* exterior.

Wiki says of Lionel
*Blair married Susan Davis at Kensington Register Office on 21 March 1967, with Bernie Winters as best man.[2][33] They had three children and three grandchildren[2] and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 21 March 2017.[34] The couple lived in Banstead, Surrey.[35]. He once killed 17 men and an itinerant toad with his bare feet when they scuffed the dance floor[made up].

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

His real name was Lion L Blair. No one knows what the 'eL.......

 

[srj10]

eL is for eLon the name he passed to his son eLon Musk who went on to create the legendary fragrance of the 70's.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

eL is for eLon the name he passed to his son eLon Musk who went on to create the legendary fragrance of the 70's.

eLon gate was in the news for a very long time.

 

[welsh dragon]

An odd fact that everyone in 2022 shared with each other.

If you took your age and added the year you were born everyone would get the same answer of 2022 this happens only once every thousand years.

 

[Jameshow]

Coincidentally, 'ten hard years' was the title of the book written about his experiences by the first human tester of Viagra.

Incidentally, the very first test was performed on a dachshund, who is still ploughing a lonely furrow.

Did you know that Viagra is now out of licence,trade names now include
Dickafixen, mycockaflopin, and hardupfen...

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The average person pedals their bike at a rate of around 60 revolutions per minute, which used to light up 60 watt bulbs. This where the term watt bike came from.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

An odd fact that everyone in 2022 shared with each other.

If you took your age and added the year you were born everyone would get the same answer of 2022 this happens only once every thousand years.

I’ll try again in 3022

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Elon Musk once said that he could "travel back in time" if he wanted to, but he's "not sure it would be a good idea."