Odd factoids

[Ming the Merciless]

Frankie never went to Hollywood

 

[raleighnut]

Frankie never went to Hollywood

Yep it's just near Birmingham.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Isaac Newton was impresario of Britain's first boy band.

After patenting colour he used the band to post a warning to pirates of his prism by releasing the number

"Refract, don't do it"

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Isaac’s first album Gravity didn’t go down well, but his follow up Heavenly Bodies Attract was a cosmic sensation.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Isaac’s first album Gravity didn’t go down well, but his follow up Heavenly Bodies Attract was a cosmic sensation.

Isaac was named after his maternal grandfather, Mr Hunt.

 

[Drago]

James Hunt was in fact a virgin, and his supposed bedroom antics all a ruse to hide his embarrassment.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Hunt's middle name was in fact Virgin, and he went on to become Richard Branson

 

[Drago]

Richard Branson is the illegitimate son of Charles Bronson.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Charles Branston was a pickle billionaire before becoming a serial killer

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Marmite Murders case is being reopened thanks to new evidence from a cereal killer.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Corn Flakes are made from shavings of genuine corns.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Corn Flakes work best when sprinkled on food.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Kellogs nearly went bust when they tried to launch their second product, "Bunion Balls", but the arrival of "Coco Plops" revived the company.

 

[Drago]

The recipe for Coco Plops has only changed once. This was in 1976, when rabbit droppings were removed from the recipe.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Honey Monster got the role of Chewbaca after George Lucas spotted him in the Sugar Puff adverts during a visit to Pinewood studios.