Odd factoids

[Threevok]

Hertz Van Hire and Bacon Burger once played front row for Saracens

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Dick Van Pike almost got the parts in many movies but lost out to his famous counterpart when they found he kept having to be reminded of his lines every 9 seconds.

 

[Threevok]

Until the accident, Dick van Dyke was originally Rip Van Winkle

 

[colly]

Rip Van Winkle is a name stolen from the old music hall entertainer Herman Van Cockle. He was a strongman and is finale was tearing an encyclopedia in two with his bare hands.

His nickname was unsurprisingly 'Rip'

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Van Cockle was a muscle strong man, who lived on a rock by the sea.

 

[PeteXXX]

Overuse of body building steroids was the reason for his nickname 'Little Winkle'

 

[Threevok]

Winkles are merely snails that took early retirement, to live by the sea

 

[colly]

I get my winkle out with a pin.

 

[Drago]

Durex were originally invented to keep cucumbers fresh.

 

[Threevok]

Cucumbers were the first weapons carried by the UK police force.

Many took the skin off them first - hence the nickname "peelers"

After many uses, they were sliced and put in sandwiches and became known as "Truncheon Meat"

 

[Drago]

Luncheon Vouchers were misunderstood. People often used them to purchase food, when in actual fact they were printed on an edible and highly nutritious paper and were meant to be eaten in place of a meal.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Europcar hire had a hit in 1986 called The Final Breakdown. After that, laws were tightened, and the vehicles had to be roadworthy.

 

[Drago]

Commander Spock actually 3 ears.

A left ear, a right ear, and a Final Front Ear.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Spock invented rubber, hence why the process is called called Vulcanisation. Rubber is produced via a Vulcan mind meld

 

[Threevok]

The Vulcan priestess T'Pau could not make rubber. Every time she tried, she ended up with china in her hands