Odd factoids

[PeteXXX]

Prince was a founder member of Charlie's Angels but was sacked when a basic casting error was spotted..

 

[bruce1530]

Diminutive pop star "Prince" really is a prince! He is a junior member of the Royal Family of Lilliput, where all of the inhabitants are less than 18 inches tall.

Despite his amazing musical talent, Prince's lack of stature was a severe impediment to his performing career. He was able to produce successful albums in the studio, but on a live stage the only person he could duet with was Kylie Minogue.

In the latter part of his career, Prince overcame these challenges by using sophisticated CGI technology to enable him to share a virtual stage with many collaborators. Early attempts at such collaborations were less successful, with the other performers standing approximately 100m behind the star, or in some cases with the co-performers having to dig a hole and stand in it beside him.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tom Cruise was born Tom Thumb and had several small acting parts, mostly in fairytales, before his big breakthrough movies. He put this down to his change of name, after he felt he’d been typecast due to his diminutive size.

 

[Chris S]

White Christmas was co-written by Margaret Thatcher and Enoch Powell.

 

[PeteXXX]

Margaret Thatcher was the secret lovechild of Enoch Powell and Baden-Powell.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Margaret Thatcher used to repair roofs on her weekends. She’d often be found up a ladder showing off her thatch.

 

[colly]

Yul Brynner, the legendary actor, was a lifelong Liverpool fan. It also happened to be true that he never ever wore aftershave.

That's right..............................Yul never wore Cologne.

 

[Threevok]

Yul Brynner is actually Welsh and his real name is Huw Brynna

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Huw Brynna is the highest peak in Monmouthshire and is known for its dome shape and smooth and slippery slopes.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Yul Brynner shoots Yule Logs.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yule Tide describes what happens in a swimming pool after Yul Brynner dives bombs in.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Whereas a Neep Tide only happens during the turnip harvest in Scotland.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Yule Tide describes what happens in a swimming pool after Yul Brynner dives bombs in.

Ah yes, the original Brown Bomber. Clogged many a pool filtration system

 

[Chris S]

The traditional Christmas dinner was invented by retailers to sell off food that nobody liked.

 

[bruce1530]

During the Great Christmas Famine of 1842, Queen Victoria was concerned that her subjects would not be able to enjoy the usual Christmas delicacies. Fortunately, the Great Christmas Famine co-incinded with the Great Wallpaper Paste Surplus, and Isaac Newton, the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Queen, was instructed to devise a process where wallpaper paste could be converted into tasty morsels.

He failed miserably, and Bread Sauce was the result.

"Bread Sauce" does not actually contain any bread, or indeed any other ingredient apart from wallpaper paste.